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Jaroslav J. Vajda

Jaroslav J. Vajda
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Short Name: Jaroslav J. Vajda
Full Name: Vajda, Jaroslav J., 1919-2008
Birth Year: 1919
Death Year: 2008

Jaroslav J. Vajda (b. Lorain, Ohio, 1919; d. 2008) Born of Czechoslovakian parents, Vajda was educated at Concordia College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Concordia Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. Ordained as a Lutheran pastor in 1944, he served congregations in Pennsylvania and Indiana until 1963. He was editor of the periodicals The Lutheran Beacon (1959-1963) and This Day (1963-1971) and book editor and developer for Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis from 1971 until his retirement in 1986. Working mainly with hymn texts, Vajda served on several Lutheran commissions of worship. A writer of original poetry since his teens, he was the author of They Followed the King (1965) and Follow the King (1977). His translations from Slovak include Bloody Sonnets (1950), Slovak Christmas (1960), An Anthology of Slovak Literature (1977), and contributions to the Lutheran Worship Supplement (1969) and the Lutheran Book of Worship (1978). A collection of his hymn texts, carols, and hymn translations was issued as Now the Joyful Celebration (1987); its sequel is So Much to Sing About (1991). Vajda's hymns are included in many modern hymnals, and he was honored as a Fellow of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada in 1988.

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Jaroslav Vajda (April 28, 1919 – May 10, 2008) was an American hymnist. Vajda was born to a Lutheran pastor of Slovak descent in Lorain, Ohio, where his father, Rev. John Vajda, was a pastor. Vajda's father served parishes in Emporia, Virginia, Racine, Wisconsin, and finally, from 1926 until his retirement, in East Chicago, Indiana at Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church. Vajda's father and mother (Mary Gecy) were both originally from Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Jaroslav had two brothers, Ludovit and Edward, both pastors, now deceased. Vajda himself pastored parishes in Cranesville, Pennsylvania (1945–1949), Alexandria, Indiana (1949–1953), Tarentum, Pennsylvania (1953–1963), and St. Louis, Missouri (1963–1976).
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TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by Jaroslav J. Vajda (57)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
A life begins, a child is bornJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English1
A woman and a coin — the coin is lost!Jaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English3
[All Bless the God of Israel]Jaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English1
Amid the world's bleak wildernessJaroslav J. Vajda, 1919-2008 (Author)English3
Around the World the Shout ResoundsJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)English2
Before the marvel of this nightJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)English5
Before Your awesome majestyJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English1
Blessed children, saints, elect of GodJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English1
[Blessed Jesus, Living Bread]Jaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English1
Breath of the living GodJaroslav J. Vajda (Translator)English1
Christ, the model of the meekJaroslav Vajda (Translator)English1
Come at the summit of this day and hourJaroslav J. Vajda, 1919-2008 (Author)1
Come, Lord Jesus, to this placeJaroslav Vajda (Author)English1
Come, rejoicing, praises voicingJaroslav J. Vajda (Translator)English1
Dear Father God, we rise to sayJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English2
Dios de las aves, Dios del ran pezJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)Spanish6
Ever since the Savior came nothing is the sameJaroslav J. Vajda, 1919-2008 (Author)2
Faithful Christians, one and allJaroslav J. Vajda (Translator)English1
Gather your children, dear Savior, in peaceJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English1
Giver of every perfect giftJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)1
Go, my children, with my blessingJaroslav J. Vajda, 1919- (Author)22
God, my Lord, my strength, my place of hidingJaroslav J. Vajda (Translator)English6
God of the sparrowJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English21
Great God, our creatorJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English1
Greet now the swiftly changing yearJaroslav Vajda (1919- ) (Translator)English20
Holy Spirit, Gift of GodJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English1
Holy Spirit, hear us, On this sacred dayJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Alterer)English1
How Lovely and How PleasantJaroslav J. Vajda (Translator)English3
How shall we thank you, Christ, our LordJaroslav J. Vajda (Translator)English1
I lift my soul to Thee, O LordJaroslav Vajda (Paraphraser)English1
If thou but suffer God to guide theeJaroslav Vajda (Translator (st. 2))English4
In hopelessness and near despairJaroslav J. Vajda, 1919-2008 (Author)English2
Jesus, take us to the mountainJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English4
Let Our Gladness Banish SadnessJaroslav Vajda (Author)English3
Lord, as you taught us once to prayJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)2
LORD, I must praise you when I stand in wonderJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English1
Make songs of joy to Christ, our headJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Translator)English4
Now the silence, Now the peaceJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)English25
O God, Father in heaven, have mercy upon usJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Translator)English4
Peace came to earth at last that chosen nightJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)English7
Rock-a-bye, my dear little boyJaroslav J. Vajda (Translator)English1
[See Mary Setting Out at Dawn]Jaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English1
See this wonder in the makingJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)English7
Simon, Simon, do you love me?Jaroslav J. Vajda (Author)1
Someone Special, I know whoJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English1
Thank the Lord, for he is good (Vajda)Jaroslav J. Vajda, 1919- (Author)1
Then the glory then the restJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)English2
This child of ours, this miracleJaroslav J. Vajda (1919-) (Author)2
This glorious Easter festivalJaroslav J. Vajda (Translator)English1
This is a time for banners and bellsJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)1
This touch of loveJaroslav Vajda (Author)English2
Up through endless ranks of angelsJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)English7
When You woke that Thursday morningJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English3
Where is that Way we near despaired of findingJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)English1
Where shepherds lately knelt and kept the angel's wordJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)English10
Who Could Have Dreamt a Land like ThisJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)1
You're my good shepherd, I'm your sheepJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)1

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