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To Jordan's River Came Our Lord

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Author: James P. Tiefel

James P. Tiefel is a longtime professor of worship and homiletics at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, WI, born 1949. His first parish was St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Saginaw, MI. He also serves as the Seminary's choir director and is a skilled organist. Email from G. Schroer Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: To Jordan's river came our Lord
Title: To Jordan's River Came Our Lord
Author: James P. Tiefel
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: © 1993 James P. Tiefel

Tune

WINCHESTER NEW

The original version of WINCHESTER NEW appeared in Musikalisches Handbuch der geistlichen Melodien, published in Hamburg, Germany, in 1690 by Georg Wittwe. It was set to the text “Wer nur den lieben Gott” (see 446). An expanded version of the tune was a setting for "Dir, dir Jehova" (see 203) in…

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Timeline

Instances

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Christian Worship (1993) #89

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Christian Worship #377

Hymnal Supplement 98 #816

Lutheran Service Book #405

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