To Thee, O Jesus, Thanks Are Due

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To Thee, O Jesus, thanks are due

Author: V. Hjort; Translator: P. C. Paulsen
Tune: PRAISE (Gade)
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 To Thee, O Jesus, thanks are due:
A mother dear, a father true,
Thou unto me hast given.
I learned from them the Word of life
That saves the soul from sin and strife
And shows the way to heaven.

2 Let lovingkindness be their meed
And let Thy had supply their need
And fill their hearts with gladness.
Be Thou their comfort, strength, and stay
When their declining years dismay
And bring them pain and sadness.

3 In Thy pavilion hide them, Lord,
And unto them Thy grace accord,
With joy and peace surround them.
Until from me Thou callest them
Up to the new Jerusalem,
With glorious life to crown them.

Source: Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) #393

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Author: V. Hjort

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Translator: P. C. Paulsen

Paul Christian Paulsen was born on March 26, 1881, in Alstrup, Jutland, Denmark. He emigrated to America in 1904, was ordained in 1911, and served as a Lutheran pastor in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, California, and Alberta, Canada. He died on July 26, 1948. NN, Hymnary Go to person page >

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First Line:	To Thee, O Jesus, thanks are due
Title:	To Thee, O Jesus, Thanks Are Due
Danish Title:	O gode Gud, jeg takker dig
Translator:	P. C. Paulsen
Author:	V. Hjort
Meter:	8.8.7.8.8.7
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain