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Author: J. C. Aaberg Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 There is a blessed power That shields us from all woe, And like a mighty tower Protects us from the foe, It bids all trouble vanish And calms the stormy sea, It fear and grief shall banish And set from death us free. 2 It is the faith abiding In Jesus Christ, our Lord; It is the faith confiding In God's own blessed word. The heart can never falter That builds upon this rock Which stands, tho' times may alter, And foes around it flock. 3 By faith was Moses guided Unto the promised land And Israel provided With manna from God's hand; In want and tribulation, Exposed to fire and sword, God's children found salvation By faith in Christ, the Lord. 4 When shades of night inclose us And griefs our heart dismay, When foes with might oppose us And friends our trust betray, In trouble and vexation, We take the shield of faith And with this consolation We fight the pow'rs of death. 6 Arise, then, all believers! Lift high this mighty shield, The strongest arrow shivers Against its gleaming field, And ye shall walk protected From Satan's wiles and might Until in grace perfected Ye dwell with God in light. Topics: Faith and Justification Used With Tune: [There is a blessed power]

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COMMIT THY WAY

Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 12 hymnals Tune Sources: From the German; German chorale: Befiehl du deine Wege Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 53432 32155 56 Used With Text: There Is A Blessed Power

[There is a blessed power]

Appears in 606 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: M. Teschner Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 15567 11321 17151 Used With Text: There Is A Blessed Power

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There Is A Blessed Power

Author: J. C. Aaberg Hymnal: Hymnal for Church and Home #191 (1927) Lyrics: 1 There is a blessed power That shields us from all woe, And like a mighty tower Protects us from the foe, It bids all trouble vanish And calms the stormy sea, It fear and grief shall banish And set from death us free. 2 It is the faith abiding In Jesus Christ, our Lord; It is the faith confiding In God's own blessed word. The heart can never falter That builds upon this rock Which stands, tho' times may alter, And foes around it flock. 3 By faith was Moses guided Unto the promised land And Israel provided With manna from God's hand; In want and tribulation, Exposed to fire and sword, God's children found salvation By faith in Christ, the Lord. 4 When shades of night inclose us And griefs our heart dismay, When foes with might oppose us And friends our trust betray, In trouble and vexation, We take the shield of faith And with this consolation We fight the pow'rs of death. 6 Arise, then, all believers! Lift high this mighty shield, The strongest arrow shivers Against its gleaming field, And ye shall walk protected From Satan's wiles and might Until in grace perfected Ye dwell with God in light. Topics: Faith and Justification Languages: English Tune Title: [There is a blessed power]

There Is A Blessed Power

Author: J. C. Aaberg Hymnal: Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) #191 (1928) Lyrics: 1 There is a blessed power That shields us from all woe, And like a mighty tower Protects us from the foe, It bids all trouble vanish And calms the stormy sea, It fear and grief shall banish And set from death us free. 2 It is the faith abiding In Jesus Christ, our Lord; It is the faith confiding In God's own blessed word. The heart can never falter That builds upon this rock Which stands, though times may alter, And foes around it flock. 3 By faith was Moses guided Unto the promised land And Israel provided With manna from God's hand; In want and tribulation, Exposed to fire and sword, God's children found salvation By faith in Christ, the Lord. 4 When shades of night inclose us And griefs our heart dismay, When foes with might oppose us And friends our trust betray, In trouble and vexation We take the shield of faith And with this consolation We fight the pow'rs of death. 6 Arise, then, all believers! Lift high this mighty shield, The strongest arrow shivers Against its gleaming field, And ye shall walk protected From Satan's wiles and might Until in grace perfected Ye dwell with God in light. Topics: Faith and Justification Languages: English Tune Title: [There is a blessed power]

There Is A Blessed Power

Author: J. C. Aaberg Hymnal: American Lutheran Hymnal #129 (1930) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Lyrics: 1 There is a blessed power That shields us from all woe, And like a mighty tower Protects us from the foe; It is the faith abiding In Jesus Christ, our Lord; It is the faith confiding In God's own blessed Word. 2 By faith was Moses guided To reach the promised land And Israel provided With manna from God's hand; In want and tribulation, Exposed to fire and sword, God's children found salvation By faith in Christ, the Lord. 3 When shades of night enclose us And griefs our hearts dismay, When foes with might oppose us And friends our trust betray, In fear and tribulation We take the shield of faith, And with this consolation We fight the pow'rs of death. 4 Arise, then, all believers, Lift high this mighty shield; The strongest arrow shivers Against its gleaming field; And ye shall walk protected From Satan's wiles and might Until in grace perfected Ye dwell with God in light. Topics: The Means of Grace Faith and Justification Languages: English Tune Title: COMMIT THY WAY

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Melchior Teschner

1584 - 1635 Person Name: M. Teschner Composer of "[There is a blessed power]" in Hymnal for Church and Home Melchior Teschner (b. Fraustadt [now Wschowa, Poland], Silesia, 1584; d. Oberpritschen, near Fraustadt, 1635) studied philosophy, theology, and music at the University of Frankfurt an-der-Oder and later studied at the universities of Helmstedt and Wittenberg, Germany. From 1609 until 1614 he served as cantor in the Lutheran church in Fraustadt, and from 1614 until his death he was pastor of the church in Oberpritschen. Bert Polman

J. C. Aaberg

1877 - 1970 Author of "There Is A Blessed Power" in Hymnal for Church and Home Jens Christian Aaberg (b. Moberg, Denmark, 1877; d. Minneapolis, MN, 1970) immigrated to the United States in 1901. Educated at Grand View College and Seminary in Des Moines, Iowa, he entered the ministry of the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and served congregations in Marinette, Wisconsin; Dwight, Illinois; and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Aaberg wrote Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark (1945), translated at least eighty hymns from Danish into English, and served on four hymnal committees. In 1947 King Frederick of Denmark awarded him the Knight Cross of Denmark. --Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1987