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I am the Root of Jesse and David's Son

I am the Root of Jesse and David's Son

Author: Lucien Deiss
Tune: MARANATHA (Deiss)
Published in 1 hymnal


Author: Lucien Deiss

Born: 1921, Par­is, France. Died: Oc­to­ber 9, 2007, Île-de-France, France. Buried: Seminaire des Mis­sions, Che­vil­ly-La­rue, Île-de-France, France. A mem­ber of the Ho­ly Spir­it Fa­thers, Deiss at­tende­d the Gre­gor­i­an Un­i­ver­si­ty in Rome and taught the­ol­o­gy at the Grand Scho­las­ti­cat of Che­ville in Paris, France. His works in­clude: Early Sources of the Li­tur­gy, 1967 It’s the Lord’s Sup­per/, 1976 Spring Time of the Li­tur­gy, 1979 Sources: Brink & Polman, P. 313 --www.hymntime.com/tch/… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I am the Root of Jesse and David's Son
Author: Lucien Deiss
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus!
Copyright: © 1965 by World Library Publications

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