You, Holy Lamb of God, We Bless

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You, holy Lamb of God, we bless

Author: César Malan (1841); Adapter: J. J. L. ten Kate (1890-91); Translator: W. W. J. VanOene (1972, alt.)
Tune: [U heilig Godslam, loven wij] (31123)
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Author: César Malan

Rv Henri Abraham Cesar Malan, 1787-1864. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, into a bourgeois family that moved to Switzerland to escape religious persecution during the French Revolution, he attended the university in Marseilles, France, intending to become a businessman. Although having some grounding in religious faith by his mother, he decided to attend the Academy at Geneva (founded by Calvin) in preparation for ministry. He was ordained in 1810, after being appointed a college master (teaching Latin) in 1809. Malan was in accord with the National Church of Geneva as a Unitarian, but the Reveil Movement caused him to become a dissident (evangelical) instead of a proponent of the Reformed Church (believing works, not faith, was what mattere… Go to person page >

Adapter: J. J. L. ten Kate

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Translator: W. W. J. VanOene

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First Line:	You, holy Lamb of God, we bless
Title:	You, Holy Lamb of God, We Bless
Adapter:	J. J. L. ten Kate (1890-91)
Author:	César Malan (1841)
Translator:	W. W. J. VanOene (1972, alt.)
Language:	English
Copyright:	Alt. © 2009 by the Standing Committee for the Publication of the "Book of Praise" of the Canadian Reformed Churches