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Psalm 122

Author: Leona von Brethorst

Leona Pearl (Bruce) Von Brethorst was born in Stinking Creek, Tennessee in 1923 to Leonard and Teresa Owens Bruce. After living in Detroit for a brief period as a young adult during World War II, she moved to Long Beach, California where she met and married Robert Von Brethorst. She was an active member of Bethany Chapel where she wrote poems and songs, organized an outreach that fed the homeless, and made quilts for anyone in need. She died in 2010. Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: God has made me glad
Title: Psalm 122
Author: Leona von Brethorst
Language: English
Notes: Responsive refrain to reading of Psalm 122

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