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Text:God's Word Is Our Great Heritage
Author:Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig, 1783-1872
Translator:Ole G. Belsheim
Tune:REUTER
Composer:Friedrich O. Reuter, 1863-1924

640. God's Word Is Our Great Heritage

God's Word is our great heritage
and shall be ours forever;
to spread its light from age to age
shall be our chief endeavor.
Through life it guides our way,
in death it is our stay.
Lord, grant, while worlds endure,
we keep its teachings pure
throughout all generations.

Text Information
First Line: God's Word is our great heritage
Title: God's Word Is Our Great Heritage
Author: Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig, 1783-1872
Translator: Ole G. Belsheim (alt.)
Meter: 87 87 66 66 7
Language: English
Publication Date: 2021
Scripture: ; ; ;
Topic: Word of God
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: REUTER
Composer: Friedrich O. Reuter, 1863-1924
Meter: 87 87 66 66 7
Key: D Major
Source: Setting: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, alt.
Copyright: Public Domain



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