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The day is fast declining

Norwegian Translator: Wilhelm Andreas Wexels

Wexels, Wilhelm Andreas. (Copenhagen, Denmark, March 29, 1797--May 14, 1866, Oslo, Norway). Lutheran. After studies in Copenhagen and Christiana (Oslo), became catechist and curate of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Christiana. Preached against the inroads of rationalism, emphasizing the need for spiritual revival. Church historians claim that his ministry was the turning point in the Church of Norway. Failed in his attempt to give Norway a hymnal, but many of his hymns survived. --J. Irving Erickson, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

Author: Hans J. Himmerich

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English Translator: V. E. Boe

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Text Information

First Line: The day is fast declining
Original Language: Norwegian
Norwegian Translator: Wilhelm Andreas Wexels
English Translator: V. E. Boe (1929)
Author: Hans J. Himmerich
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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