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Stay with Us

Stay with us, till night has come

Author: Herbert Brokering
Tune: STAY WITH US (Pelz)
ONE LICENSE: 04823
Published in 5 hymnals


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Author: Herbert Brokering

Herbert F. Brokering (b. Beatrice, Nebraska, May 21, 1926; d. Bloomington, Minnesota, November 7, 2009) was a Lutheran pastor with German roots, an author of more than forty books, and a poet and hymn writer known especially for two hymn texts, “Earth and All Stars” and “Alleluia! Christ Is Risen,” both set to the same tune. He was born in Nebraska, the son of a German Lutheran pastor; earned degrees from Wartburg College in Iowa, University of Iowa, and Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, OH, and pursued graduate study in Germany at the University of Kiel and the University of Erlangen. He served as a pastor of three Lutheran congregations, in Pennsylvania, New York, and Texas; taught at the Navy Chaplain’s Career School in Ne… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Stay with us, till night has come
Title: Stay with Us
Author: Herbert Brokering
Meter: 7.8.7.7
Language: English
Copyright: © 1990 Concordia Publishing House
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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

Christian Worship (2008) #780

Christian Worship (2008) #780

Lutheran Service Book #879

Lutheran Service Book #879

Sing the Faith #2199

Sing the Faith #2199

The Faith We Sing #2199

The Faith We Sing #2199

With One Voice #743

With One Voice #743
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