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Built It Well

We are building every day, in a good or evil way

Author: I. E. Diekenga
Published in 7 hymnals


Author: I. E. Diekenga

Born: Cir­ca 1846, Ger­ma­ny. Died: Feb­ru­a­ry 2, 1890, St. Lou­is, Mis­sou­ri. Diekenga’s fam­i­ly em­i­grat­ed to Amer­i­ca in 1847. He mar­ried Nellie H. de Jong, poss­i­bly in St. Lou­is. His works in­clude: Between Times; Or, Tales, Sketch­es, and Po­ems Uncle Dan Pol­der­tot, 1882 --www.hymntime.com/tch/  Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: We are building every day, in a good or evil way
Title: Built It Well
Author: I. E. Diekenga
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Build it well, whatever you do
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 7 of 7)
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Heart and Voice #127

Heart and Voice #127

Jubilate Deo #271

Jubilate Deo #271
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New Onward and Upward #170

New Onward and Upward #170
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Onward and Upward No. 2 #170

Onward and Upward No. 2 #170

Saving songs for Sunday schools, revival meetings, prayer and praise meetings and all meetings of religious endeavor #d69

Saving songs for Sunday schools, revival meetings, prayer and praise meetings and all meetings of religious endeavor #d69
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Special Songs and Services #90

Special Songs and Services #90
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White Wings #168

White Wings #168
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