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BERGGREEN (54332)

Meter: 12.10.11.10 Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: A. P. Berggreen Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 54332 26654 43321

Lord, let thy Spirit, from earthly passion weaning

Author: Valdimar Briem, 1848 - 1930 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, let thy Spirit, from earthly passion weaning, Lead me along thy will’s all-holy way, To find by faith, on Jesus’ bosom leaning, ’Mid trial, doubt and need, in him my stay. A-men. 2 Lord, let thy Spirit, new love and life bestowing, Create a holy heart my breast within; That I, into my Saviour’s likeness growing, May bear his image through a world of sin. 3 Lord, let thy Spirit, thy word’s deep wealth unsealing, Lighten mine eyes with truth’s celestial fire; In life, in death, the narrow path revealing Unto the Promised Land of our desire. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Pentecost - The Holy Ghost Used With Tune: BERGGREN (ALT.)

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Lord, Let Thy Spirit

Author: Valdimar Briem, 1848-1930 Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #3855 Meter: 12.10.11.10 First Line: Lord, let Thy Spirit, from earthly passion weaning Lyrics: 1. Lord, let Thy Spirit, from earthly passion weaning, Lead me along Thy will’s all-holy way, To find by faith, on Jesus’ bosom leaning, ’Mid trial, doubt and need, in Him my stay. 2. Lord, let Thy Spirit, new love and life bestowing, Create a holy heart my breast within; That I, into my Savior’s likeness growing, May bear His image through a world of sin. 3. Lord, let Thy Spirit, Thy Word’s deep wealth unsealing, Lighten mine eyes with truth’s celestial fire; In life, in death, the narrow path revealing, Unto the promised land of our desire. Languages: English Tune Title: BERGGREN

Lord, let thy Spirit, from earthly passion weaning

Author: Valdimar Briem, 1848 - 1930 Hymnal: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #128 (1958) Lyrics: 1 Lord, let thy Spirit, from earthly passion weaning, Lead me along thy will’s all-holy way, To find by faith, on Jesus’ bosom leaning, ’Mid trial, doubt and need, in him my stay. A-men. 2 Lord, let thy Spirit, new love and life bestowing, Create a holy heart my breast within; That I, into my Saviour’s likeness growing, May bear his image through a world of sin. 3 Lord, let thy Spirit, thy word’s deep wealth unsealing, Lighten mine eyes with truth’s celestial fire; In life, in death, the narrow path revealing Unto the Promised Land of our desire. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Pentecost - The Holy Ghost Languages: English Tune Title: BERGGREN (ALT.)

People

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Anonymous

Adapter of "BERGGREN" in Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

A. P. Berggreen

1801 - 1880 Composer of "BERGGREEN (54332)" Andreas Peter Berggreen, born in Copenhagen, March 2, 1801. Instrumental and vocal composer; took up music as a profession after having first been compelled to study law, became organist at Trinity Church, Copenhagen, in 1838, professor of vocal music at the Metropolitan School in 1843, and inspector of the same branch in all public institutions. Works: Collection of songs, with guitar (Copenhagen, 1822-1823); Romances (1823); Ballads and Romances (1824); Variations for guitar (1825); Wedding Cantata (1829); Billedet og bustan (The Portrait and the Bust), comic opera given at Copenhagen, 1832; Songs for the use of schools (1834-39); Popular songs and national and foreign melodies, for pianoforte (1842-47); Twelve Swedish songs (1846); National songs (1848); Songs to poems of Bellmann (1850); Six Swedish songs of Runeberg (1852); Several cantatas. Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians by John Denison Camplin, Jr. and William Foster Apthorp (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1888) https://archive.org/details/cyclopediaofmusi01cham/mode/2up

Valdimar Briem

1848 - 1930 Person Name: Valdimar Briem, 1848-1930 Author of "Lord, Let Thy Spirit" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: February 1, 1848, Grund, Iceland. Died: May 3, 1930, Stóri-Núpur, Iceland. Briem attended the Theological Seminary in Reykjavik, was ordained in 1873, and in 1880 became pastor of the Stóri-Núpur parish, where he served for three decades. In 1909, he became vice-bishop of Skálholt. The 1886 Icelandic hymnal has 102 original hymns by Briem, and 39 of his translations. Lyrics: Hve dryalegur er Drottinn (How Marvelous God’s Greatness) Lord, Let Thy Spirit © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)