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O Selige Himmelslust!

Translator: Carl Roehl

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Author: James M. Gray

Born: May 11, 1851, New York City. Died: September 21, 1935, Passavant Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City. Gray accepted Christ at age 22. He was educated at Bates College, Lewiston, Maine (Doctor of Divinity), and the University of Des Moines, Iowa (Doctor of Laws). In 1879 he became Rector of the First Reformed Episcopal Church in Boston, Massachusetts, where he served 14 years. He then became dean (1904-25) and president (1925-34) of the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois, and directed publication of four editions (1921-28) of the Voice of Thanksgiving, official hymnal of the Institute. A conservative theologian, Gray was one of seven editors of the popular Scofield Reference Bible. He was… Go to person page >

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First Line: Entschwunden ist der Sünden Last
Title: O Selige Himmelslust!
English Title: There's Victory in My Soul!
Translator: Carl Roehl
Author: James M. Gray
Language: German
Refrain First Line: O selige Himmelslust!
Publication Date: 1914
Copyright: Public Domain

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Neue Zions-Lieder #29

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Zions-Klänge #29

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