Lob-Gesang (Love song, Amish hymn)

DESCRIPTION: Amish song, the second one used in some of their services. "O Gott, Vater, wir loben dich, Dich, und deine Gute preisen." "O God, Father, we love you, You, and your goodness."The song gives thanks for God's presence
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1966 (Coffin & Cohen)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
ADDITIONAL: Tristram P. Coffin and Hennig Cohen, _Folklore in America: Tales, Songs, Superstitions, Proverbs, Riddles, Games, Folk Drama and Folk Festivals_, Doubleday, 1966, pp. 75-77, "Lob-Gesang" (1 excerpt, 1 tune)
File: CoCo076

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