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In a Lowly Manger Born

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Author: Yūki Kō

(Precise birth and death dates: 1896.4.16-1985.1.27) Born in 1896 in Tottori Prefecture, he was educated at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya. In 1921, he was installed as the pastor of Tokyo Futaba Independent Church, the predecessor of the Kyodan’s Higashi Nakano Church.He also was a lecturer at Aoyama Gakuin University and a member of the Board of the Christian School of Music. He passed away in 1985. -https://uccj-e.org/knl/1154.html (19 April 2021) Go to person page >

Translator: Vern Rossman

(no biographical information available about Vern Rossman.) Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: In a lowly manger born
Title: In a Lowly Manger Born
Japanese Title: Mabune no naka ni
Author: Yūki Kō (1923)
Translator: Vern Rossman (1959)
Source: Japanese
Language: English
Copyright: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship
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Timeline

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Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)

Evangelical Lutheran Worship #718

Evangelical Lutheran Worship #718

Hymns from the Four Winds #1

Hymns from the Four Winds #1

The New Century Hymnal #162

The New Century Hymnal #162

Worship Supplement 2000 #762

Worship Supplement 2000 #762
Include 3 pre-1979 instances
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