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- ↑ "Alle meine Quellen". Diocese of Linz (in German). 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- 1 2 "Alle meine Quellen entspringen in dir". evangeliums.net (in German). 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- 1 2 Alle meine Quellen entspringen in dir. Ein Segen sein (in German) (7th ed.). Diocese of Limburg. 2017.
- ↑ "Mein Lieblingslied". Protestant Church of Röckingen (in German). 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2023.