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Thy Sacred Word, O Lord, of Old

Author: Olaus Petri Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Thy sacred Word, O Lord, of old Was veiled about and darkened, And in its stead were legends told, To which the people harkened; Thy Word, for which the faithful yearned, The worldlings kept in hiding, And into human fables turned Thy truth, the all-abiding. 2 Now thanks and praise be to our Lord, Who boundless grace bestoweth, And daily through the sacred Word His precious gifts forthshoweth. His Word is come to light again, A trusty lamp to guide us; No strange and divers teachings then Bewilder and divide us. Amen.

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WALDIS

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Burkhard Waldis Tune Sources: Chorale: O Gud! ditt rike ingen ser Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 55535 66553 54321 Used With Text: Thy Sacred Word, O Lord, Of Old

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Thy Sacred Word, O Lord, of Old

Author: Olavus Petri, (1497-1552) Hymnal: The Hymnal and Order of Service #215 (1926) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Lyrics: 1 Thy sacred Word, O Lord, of old Was veiled about and darkened, And in its stead were legends told, To which the people harkened; thy Word, for which the faithful yearned, The worldlings kept in hiding, And into human fables turned Thy truth, the all-abiding. 2 Now thanks and praise be to our Lord, Who boundless grace bestoweth, And daily through the sacred Word His precious gifts forthshoweth. His Word is come to light again, A trusty lamp to guide us; No strange and divers teachings then Bewilder and divide us. Amen. Topics: Church Year Minor Festivals; Word of God Languages: English Tune Title: O GUD! DITT RIKE INGEN SER

Thy Sacred Word, O Lord, of Old

Author: Olaus Petri Hymnal: The Hymnal and Order of Service #215 (1937) Lyrics: 1 Thy sacred Word, O Lord, of old Was veiled about and darkened, And in its stead were legends told, To which the people harkened; Thy Word, for which the faithful yearned, The worldlings kept in hiding, And into human fables turned Thy truth, the all-abiding. 2 Now thanks and praise be to our Lord, Who boundless grace bestoweth, And daily through the sacred Word His precious gifts forthshoweth. His Word is come to light again, A trusty lamp to guide us; No strange and divers teachings then Bewilder and divide us. Amen.

Thy Sacred Word, O Lord, Of Old

Author: E. W. Olson; Olavus Petri, 1497-1552 Hymnal: American Lutheran Hymnal #488 (1930) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Lyrics: 1 Thy sacred Word, O Lord, of old Was veiled about and darkened, And in its stead were legends told, To which the people harkened; Thy Word, for which the faithful yearned, The worldlings kept in hiding, And into human fables turned Thy truth, the all-abiding. 2 Now let us thank and praise our Lord, Who boundless grace bestoweth And daily through the sacred Word His precious gifts forth-showeth. His Word is come to light again, A trusty lamp to guide us; No strange and divers teachings then Bewilder and divide us. Topics: The Church Year Reformation Languages: English Tune Title: WALDIS

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Ernst W. Olson

1870 - 1958 Person Name: E. W. Olson Translator of "Thy Sacred Word, O Lord, Of Old" in American Lutheran Hymnal Ernst W. Olson (b. Skane, Sweden, 1870; d. Chicago, IL, 1958) prepared the English translation for the 1925 Hymnal of the Lutheran Augustana Synod. As editor, writer, poet, and translator, Olson made a valuable contribution to Swedish-American culture and to church music. His family immigrated to Nebraska when he was five years old, but he spent much of his life in the Chicago area. Educated at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, he was editor of several Swedish-American newspapers and spent most of his professional career as an editor for the Augustana Book Concern (1911-1949). Olson wrote History of the Swedes in Illinois (1908). He also contributed four original hymns and twenty-eight translations to The Hymnal (1925) of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod and served on the committee that produced the Lutheran Service Book and Hymnal (1958). Bert Polman

Olavus Petri

1493 - 1552 Person Name: Olavus Petri, 1497-1552 Author of "Thy Sacred Word, O Lord, Of Old" in American Lutheran Hymnal Olof Persson, sometimes Petersson (January 6, 1493 – April 19, 1552), better known under the Latin form of his name, Olaus Petri (or less commonly, Olavus Petri), was a clergyman, writer, judge and major contributor to the Protestant Reformation in Sweden. See also in: Wikipedia