<P> God's Word Is Our Great Heritage, is the title of a popular hymn sung in many churches, especially the Lutheran Church . This hymn was inspired by Psalm 16: 6: "...yea, I have a goodly heritage ." KJV </P> <P> God's Word Is Our Great Heritage was written in 1817 by N.F.S. Grundtvig, a Danish Lutheran Pastor . Gruntvig wrote the hymn as the 5th verse to Martin Luther's Ein feste Burg (1). The hymn was translated into English by Ole Gulbrand Belsheim in 1909 . In 1916, Friedrich Otto Reuter, then a professor at Dr. Martin Luther College, put the hymn to a tune of his creation . Many hymnals use this arrangement, including The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Service Book (LCMS) and Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal (WELS), though the Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary (ELS) has retained the original melody to the hymn . The hymn is also the school hymn of Michigan Lutheran Seminary . Click here to view Michigan Lutheran Seminary's Concert Choir sing this hymn . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Original Danish: Guds ord det er vort arvegods, det skal vort afkoms være; Gud, giv os i vor grav den ros, vi holdt det højt i ære! Det er vor hjælp i nød, vor trøst i liv og død, o Gud, ihvor det går, lad dog, mens verden står, det i vor æt nedarves! </Td> <Td> English: God's Word is our great heritage And shall be ours forever; To spread its light from age to age Shall be our chief endeavor . Through life it guides our way, In death it is our stay . Lord, grant while worlds endure, We keep its teachings pure Throughout all generations . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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