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Text:God's Word Is Our Great Heritage
Author:Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig
Translator:Ole G. Belsheim
Tune:REUTER
Composer:Fritz Reuter

283. 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.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: God's Word is our great heritage
Title: God's Word Is Our Great Heritage
Danish Title: Guds Ord det er vort Arvegods
Translator: Ole G. Belsheim (1909)
Author: Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig (1817)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1941
Scripture:
Topic: The Word: Law and Gospel
Tune Information
Name: REUTER
Composer: Fritz Reuter (1916)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7.
Key: E♭ Major



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