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Augustus Nelson

Short Name: Augustus Nelson
Full Name: Nelson, Augustus, 1863-1949
Birth Year: 1863
Death Year: 1949

Augustus Nelson (b. Asarum, Bleking, Sweden, 1863; d. Mankato, MN, 1949) graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, and did graduate work in philosophy and history at Yale University and at Augustana Theological Seminary, Rock Island, Illinois. During his ministry he served parishes in Michigan, Illinois, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

Bert Polman


TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by Augustus Nelson (11)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Awake, the watchman criethAugustus Nelson (Translator)English1
Jesus, Lord and precious SaviorAugustus Nelson (Author)English11
O God, thy kingdom none can seeAugustus Nelson (Author)1
O Lord, devoutly love I Thee (Wallin)Augustus Nelson (Translator)English1
Our Father, merciful and goodAugustus Nelson (Translator)English1
Praise the Lord, each tribe and nationAugustus Nelson, 1863-1949 (Translator)English1
Praise the Savior now and ever (Nelson)Augustus Nelson, 1863-1949 (Translator)English10
Prepare the way, O Zion, Ye awful deeps, rise highAugustus Nelson (Translator)English14
Prepare the way, O Zion, Your Christ is drawing nearAugustus Nelson (Translator)English1
Strait is the gate to all that comeAugustus Nelson (Author)English5
The day is surely drawing nearAugustus Nelson (Translator)English1
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