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413. The Father We Will Ever Praise

Text Information
First Line: The Father we will ever praise (Den Vater woll'n wir loben)
Title: The Father We Will Ever Praise
German Title: Den Vater woll'n wir loben
Author: Georg Wagner, burnt 1527
Translator: John J. Overholt (1970)
Meter: C. M. D. 8.6.8.6.D.
Language: English; German
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture:
Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; The Church: Hymns of Martyrs (Ausbund)
Source: the 16th Century Anabaptist Ausbund, Hymn No. 34, From
Copyright: English Translation Copyright © 1972 by The Christian Hymnary Publishers
Notes: Let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name. Heb. 13:15.
Tune Information
Name: VOX DILECTI NEW
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876
Arranger: Compiler (1970)
Meter: C. M. D. 8.6.8.6.D.
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Arrangement Copyright © 1972 by The Christian Hymnary Publishers
Notes: M.M. 66



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