TTT-Himnaro Cigneta ‎#516

516. Foremothers of Christ

Foremothers of Christ, courageous five,
We sing you songs of grateful praise.
And you without names, your memory's alive:
To you likewise our thanks we raise —
Tamar and Rahab, Ruth and Bathsheba,
Mary, and all of you nameless ones!

Text Information

• First Line: Foremothers of Christ
• Title: Foremothers of Christ
• Esperanto Title: Ni vin memoras kun omaĝ'
• Author/Translator: Leland Bryant Ross (1995)
• Language: English
• Scripture:
  Matthew 1:3-16
• Topic: Jesus' Ancestrices

Tune Information

• Name: STELLA (HEMY)
• Composer/Adapter: Henri Friedrich Hemy (1851)
• Source: Adapted from an English folk tune

Text Information:

Written simultaneously in English and Esperanto (see Ni vin memoras kun omaĝ').