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from the nineteenth century, 33.8 percent from the twentieth century, 21.6 percent from the
eighteenth century, 2.7 percent from the seventeenth century, and 1.4 percent from the sixteenth
century. As a comparison, we have taken the age distribution of texts from two subject
areas: In “God: In Creation, Providence, and Redemption” (nos. 1–120), 34.7 percent
came from the twentieth century; 31.4 percent from the nineteenth century; 22.3 percent
from the eighteenth century; 10.7 percent from the seventeenth century; and 0.8 percent
from the sixteenth century. In The Church: Its Life and Witness” (nos. 342–402), 41.0 percent
originated during the nineteenth century, 29.5 percent during the eighteenth century;
19.7 percent during the twentieth century, and 9.8 percent during the seventeenth century.
Here, therefore, we find no significant deviations to derive peculiarities for the age distribution
of time terminology.
50. A total of only five times.
51. To my knowledge, this appears only once, namely, in GL 706,3. The text Te Deum
(fourth century) was translated by Romano Guardini in 1950.
52. In a total of ca. 640 examined passages containing eternity terminology
53. See GL 137,2, text based on Dies est laetitiae (ca. 1320), translated by Maria L. Thurmair
in 1969; EG 359,6, text by Kurt Müller-Osten (1941); EG 393,11, text by Gerhard Tersteegen
(1738); EG 630(631),4, text by Matthias Jorissen (1793).
54. GL 706,4, text Te Deum (fourth century), translated by Romano Guardini in 1950.
55. Seventy-six times. The plural forms occur primarily in a set phrase: “i
evigheter(na)s evighet” (in the eternity of eternity[ies]).
56. Among these: evighetens värld (world of eternity), vår (spring), tröst (comfort), ljus
(light), sommar (summer), nya liv (new life), sköna dag (beautiful day), brunnar (fountains),
ro (rest), frid (peace), land (land).
57. Tid(er), thirty-two times.
58. Liv(et), twenty-one times.
59. Ljus and väl, nine times each; frid, seven times; and fred, twice.
60. The word (sabbats)ro, six times, and (sabbats)vila, four times (Sabbath [rest]); nåd
(grace), three times; fröjder (joys), four times; nöd (need), three times; and död (death),
three times.
61. Fader, four times; konung, twice; den Gode, makt och ära, härlighet, barmhärtighet,
råd, lag, förbund, tron, kors.
62. The term (lov)sång, three times; halleluja, jubel, glädje, tröst, rikedom, frukt, ordet.
63. Försoning, paradis, boning, three times; sällhet, sommarskrud, högtidssal.
64. Nu, dag, morgon, vår, nyår, gudstjänstår.
65. Tjänst, mål, grund, men.
66. Sv ps 368,1.4: “Blås på mig skaparvind, eviga andedräkt .l.l.”; text by Anders
Frostenson (1969), based on Edwin Hatch (1835–89).
67. Sv ps 228,2: “.l.l. Kring helga nattvardsbordet .l.l. möter han de sina, en evig kärleks
tolk .l.l.”; text by Göran Widmark (1945), revised.
68. Two occurrences each of i evigheters evighet (in an eternity of eternities) and från
evighet till evighet (from eternity to eternity).
69. Dag, kärlek, himmel, källa, vår.
70. “.l.l. i evig enlighet med Guds kalender” (Ps90 883,2, text by Gulli Lundström-
Michanek [1949]).
71. Eternal life or life eternal.
72. SA 13,1: “.l.l. I trust in your eternal name, beyond all changes still the same .l.l. ,”
text by Donald Hughes (1911–67); SA 74,5: “.l.l. the everlasting Name .l.l. ,” text by Timothy
Dudley-Smith (1926–) based on Psalm 91(90).