Truth Eternal
Author: Parley P. Pratt
Composer: Varies by tune (see below)
Languages (27)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Bulgarian: Вечна истино
- Cantonese (Romanized/Pingyam): [Unknown title]
- Cebuano: Mahangturon nga Kamatuoran
- Czech: Pravdo věčná
- Dutch: Waarheid, woord uit hoger sfeer
- English: Truth Eternal
- English Braille: ⠠⠞⠗⠥⠹ ⠠⠑⠞⠻⠝⠁⠇
- Estonian: Igavene tõde
- French: Eternelle Vérité
- French (French Polynesia): E Maramarama te Mana’o i te Parau Mau
- Greek: Αιώνια Αλήθεια
- Hungarian: Az igazság szent fénye
- Italian: O eterna verità
- Khmer (Cambodian): ការពិតដ៏អស់កល្ប
- Korean: 영원하고 거룩한 진리
- Latvian: Patiesība mūžīgā
- Lithuanian: Dievo amžina tiesa
- Mandarin (Romanized/Pinyin): Zhēnlǐ yǒnghéng
- Mandarin (Simplified): 真理永恒
- Mandarin (Traditional): 真理永恆
- Norwegian: Evig sannhet, Guddomsord
- Polish: Wieczna prawda
- Swedish: Sanning evig från Gud
- Tagalog: Katotohanan ng Diyos
- Tahitian: E Maramarama te Mana’o i te Parau Mau
- Tongan: Totonu taʻengata
- Vietnamese: Truth Eternal
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Most common tunes for “Truth Eternal”
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Appearances of “Truth Eternal” over time
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1852 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest known source: Deseret News, November 6, 1852.
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net:
Millennial Hymns of Parley Parker Pratt (1913), 26.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Truth eternal, truth divine, In thine ancient fulness shine! Burst the fetters of the mind From the millions of mankind!
2. Truth again restored to earth, Opened with a prophet’s birth. Priests of heaven’s royal line Bear the keys of truth divine!
3. Truth shall triumph as the light Chases far the misty night. Endless ages own its sway, Clad in everlasting day.
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