Abençoa, Pai celeste

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Abençoa, Pai celeste

Author: Jesper Swedberg (1695); Translator: Lindolfo Weingärtner (1970)
Tune: WERDE MUNTER
Published in 1 hymnal

Piano/Organ
	Easy Standard Wedding Music for Organ

Author: Jesper Swedberg

Biship of Skara, Sweden. He was entrusted in creating the first book ever of Swedish hymns, known today as "Swedberg's Book of Hymns, printed in 1694. It was soon declared heretical by some, because it focused too much on good works and not enough on faith. The whole edition was revoked, however, not before some copies made their way to Swedish colonies overseas. A new edition was published containing about 500 hymns, 30 of which bore Swedberg's name as author or translator. Several of these are still in the modern Swedish Book of Hymns. Go to person page >

Translator: Lindolfo Weingärtner

(no biographical information available about Lindolfo Weingärtner.) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Abençoa, Pai celeste
Swedish Title:	Herre signe tu och råde
Author:	Jesper Swedberg (1695)
Translator:	Lindolfo Weingärtner (1970)
Language:	Portuguese
Copyright:	Dominio público; Tradução: © Copyright de Lindolfo Weingärtner, 1970

Numbers 6:24
(hymns)

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Tune

WERDE MUNTER

JESU JOY is a form of the tune WERDE MUNTER, MEIN GEMUETE by Johann Schop (b. Hamburg [?], Germany, c. 1595; d. Hamburg, 1667). In 1614 Schop was appointed court musician in the Hofkapelle at Wolfenbüttel. A virtuoso violinist, he also played the lute, cornetto, and trombone. He became a musician f…

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