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Evening Star Up Yonder

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1 Evening star up yonder,
Teach me like you to wander
Willing and obediently
The path that God ordained for me!
Evening star up yonder!

2 Teach me, gentle flowers
To wait for springtime showers;
In this winter world to grow
Great and strong beneath the snow,
Teach me gentle flowers.

3 Mighty ocean teach me
To do the task that needs me,
And reflect as days depart
Heaven's peace within my heart,
Mighty ocean teach me.

4 Shady lanes refreshing,
Teach me to be a blessing
To some weary soul each day,
Friends or foes who pass my way,
Shady lanes refreshing.

5 Evening sun, descending,
Teach me when life is ending,
Night shall pass, and I like you,
Shall rise again where life is new.
Teach me, sun descending.

Source: Hymns of the Church #844

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Translator: S. D. Rodholm

Rodholm served as president of the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (1922-26), president of Grand View College, and professor and dean of the AELC Seminary. NN, Hymnary Go to person page >

Author: Christian Richardt

Christian Richardt (25 May 1831 in Copenhagen - 18 December 1892) was a Danish writer. He wrote the libretto for the opera Drot og marsk by Peter Heise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Richardt Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Evening star up yonder
Title: Evening Star Up Yonder
Author: Christian Richardt (1861)
Translator: S. D. Rodholm
Language: English
Copyright: Used with permission from Grand View University
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