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Porque Vivo Está

Translator: James Frederick Spann

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Author: Gloria Gaither

Gloria Gaither (born March 4, 1942) is a Christian songwriter, author, speaker, editor, and academic. She is the wife of Bill Gaither and also sang in the Bill Gaither Trio, one of the most influential groups in recent Christian music. She was born Gloria Lee Sickal in 1942 in Michigan, a daughter of pastor Lee Sickal and Dorothy Sickal. She spent most of her childhood and high school career in the Battle Creek area of Michigan, working a brief time for the Kellogg Company. When Sickal graduated from high school, she attended Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana. There, she triple majored in English, French, and Sociology. Upon her graduation, she took a job at Alexandria Monroe High School as a French teacher. There, she met Bill Ga… Go to person page >

Author: Bill Gaither

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Translator: Jaubas Freitas de Alencar

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Text Information

First Line: Deus enviou Jesus, seu Filho
Title: Porque Vivo Está
English Title: Because He Lives
Author: Gloria Gaither (1971)
Author: Bill Gaither (1971)
Translator: Jaubas Freitas de Alencar (1980)
Translator: James Frederick Spann
Meter: 9.8.9.12 with refrain
Language: Portuguese
Refrain First Line: Porque vivo está, o amanhã enfrento
Publication Date: 1991
Copyright: Copyright 1971 William J. Gaither. All rights reserved. International rights secured. Used by permission.; Copyright translation 1990 JUERP. All rights reserved.

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Hinário para o Culto Cristão #137

Hinário para o Culto Cristão (2nd ed.) #137

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