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Johann C. Arnschwanger

1625 - 1696 Person Name: Johann Christoph Arnschwanger Hymnal Number: d599 Author of "Zwei Ort', o Mensch, hast du vor dir" in Glaubens-Lieder Arnschwanger, Johann Christoph, son of Georg Arnschwanger, merchant in Nürnberg, was born at Nürnberg Dec. 28, 1625. He entered the University of Altdorf in 1644, and that of Jena in 1647, where he graduated M.A. Aug. 9, 1647. After short periods of residence at Leipzig, Hamburg, and Helmstädt he returned to Nürnberg in 1650. There he was successively appointed Stadt-vicar in 1651, Diaconus of the St. Aegidien Church 1652, Morning Preacher in St. Walpurga's 1654, and Diaconus of the Church of St. Lorenz 1659. where he became Senior 1670, and Archidiaconus 1690. He died at Nürnberg, Dec. 10, 1696. (Koch, iii. 517-520; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, i. 597.) A lover of music and poesy, he was the correspondent of Anton Ulrich (q. v.) and a member of the Fruitbearing Society (1675). He did not join the Nürnberg Pegnitz Shepherd Order, seeking in his poetical work simplicity and fitness for popular use rather than their somewhat affected “learnedness." The best of his hymns, some 400 in all, the most important being those published in 1659, appeared in his:— i. Neuegeistliche Lieder, Nürnberg, 1659, in two books, each containing 20 hymns, set to music by the best organists and choir masters in Nürnberg. ii. Heilige Palmen und Christliche Psalmen, Nürnberg, 1680, with 150 hymns in three divisions, with melodies by the musicians of Nürnberg. Of these hymns the only one translated into English is:— Auf, ihr Christen, lasst uns singen. [Easter.] First published in 1659 as above, Bk. i., No. 13, in 12 stanzas of 11 lines, entitled "On the Victorious Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, in which our future Resurrection is also set forth." Included in the Nürnberg Gesang-buch, 1676, No. 227, as No. 98 in pt. ii., 1714, of Freylinghausen's Gesang-Buch, and recently (reduced to stanzas i., ix.) as No. 213 in the Berlin Gesang-Buch, 1829. The only translation in common use is, “Up, ye Christians, join in singing," from the Berlin Gesang-Buch in N. L. Frothingham's Metrical Pieces, Boston, U.S., 1870, p. 194, and thence altered and beginning, "Rise, ye Christians," as No. 644 in the Swedenborgian Collection, Lond., 1880. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Julius Koebner

Hymnal Number: d211 Author of "Ich bin, Herr, zu Dir gekommen" in Glaubens-Lieder

Heinrich Bone

1813 - 1893 Person Name: H. Bone Hymnal Number: d332 Author of "Mein Vater, der im Himmel wohnt" in Glaubens-Lieder

Eberhard L. Fischer

1695 - 1773 Person Name: L. E. Fischer Hymnal Number: d182 Author of "Herr Jesu, der du selbst von Gott" in Glaubens-Lieder

Joh. Ludwig Fricker

Hymnal Number: d249 Author of "In unsers Königs Namen" in Glaubens-Lieder

Erasmus Finx

1627 - 1694 Person Name: Erasmus Fink Hymnal Number: d109 Author of "Ein Tröpflein von den Reben" in Glaubens-Lieder Finx, Erasmus, was b. at Lübeck, Nov. 19,1627. After studying law at various universities and acting for some time as travelling tutor, he settled, at Nürnberg as writer and corrector for the press, remaining there till his death, Dec. (Oct.?) 20, 1694. Under the name of Francisci (from his father's Christian name of Francis) he published a large number of historical and religious works. Of his some 200 hymns, which mostly appeared interspersed in his devotional works, two have passed into English:— i. 0 Herr gieb Acht. (Christian Warfare.] In his Ruhestunden, pt. iii. p. 1007, Leipzig, 1680, in 12 stanzas Translated as, "Lord, watch each hour," as No. 689 in pt. i. of the Moravian Hymn Book, 1754. ii. 0 wie ist der Wag so schmal. [The Narrow Way. In his Gold-Kammer, pt. ii. p. 303, Nürnberg, 1668, in 8 stanzas. Translated as, "O how narrow is the way," by Miss Warner, 1858 (edition 1861, p. 445). [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel

1741 - 1796 Hymnal Number: d365 Author of "Noch leb' ich; ob ich morgen lebe?" in Glaubens-Lieder Hippel, Theodor Gottlieb von, son of Melchior Hippel, rector of the Latin school at Gerdauen, in East Prussia, was b. at Gerdauen Jan. 31, 1741. He entered the University of Königsberg in 1756 as a student of theology, where he became an ardent disciple of Kant, and then, in 1762, turned to the study of law. In 1765 he became an advocate in Königsberg; in 1772, Town Judge; 1780, Burgomaster and Director of Police; 1786, Geheim Kriegsrath and City President. He died at Königsberg, April 23, 1796 (Koch, vi. 301-309; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, xii. 463-66). In his writings Hippel's great aim was to popularise and apply the ideas of his master Kant. In his inner life he was a combination of contradictions; on one side of a wonderful fervour of devotion and communion with the unseen; and on the other ambitious, miserly and worldly. His hymns, written in the manner of Gellert, and almost all composed 1767-60, appeared mostly in his Geistliche Lieder, Berlin, 1772, and were reprinted with additions in vol. viii. of his collected works (14 vols., Berlin, 1827-37). Two have passed into English. i. Gott hab' ich mich ergeben. Resignation. 1772, p. 44, in 7 stanzas of 6 lines, entitled "Submission to the will of God"; thence in the Berlin Geistliche Lieder, ed. 1863, No. 908. In the Berlin Gesang-Buch, 1829, No. 581, altered to "Dir hab ich mich ergeben." The only translation in common use is:— To Thee, 0 Lord, I yield my spirit . Thine . A free translation of stanzas i., ii., v.; vii., by R. C. Singleton, as No. 271, in the Anglican Hymn Book, 1868. ii. Jetzt leb’ ich, ob ich Morgen lebe. Preparation for Death. 1772, p. 39, in 6 stanzas, entitled "In recollection of Death." In the hymn-books sometimes repeated as in the original, sometimes as Noch leb ich, or as Heut leb ich. Translated as: (1) "Now I live; but if to night," by Miss Warner, 1858, p. 305. (2) “Though still I live, I know not when," by Dr. G. Walker, 1860, p. 96. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology

Friedrich Ludwig Jörgens

1792 - 1842 Person Name: F. L. Joergens Hymnal Number: d586 Author of "Wo findet die Seele, die Heimat, die Ruh?" in Glaubens-Lieder Also: Fronz Ludwig Jörgens or Friedrich Ludwig Jörgens

Johann Gottfried Schöner

1749 - 1818 Person Name: Johann Gottfried Schoener Hymnal Number: d198 Author of "Himmelan, nur himmelan" in Glaubens-Lieder Schöner, Johann Gottfried, son of J. G. Schöner, pastor at Rügheim, near Hassfurt, Bavaria, was born at Rügheim, April 15, 1749. He studied at the universities of Leipzig and Erlangen. In 1772 he became tutor in the family of Herr von Winkler at Nürnberg, by whose influence he was appointed, in Sept. 1773, preacher at St. Margaret's chapel, in the Kaiserburg, at Nürnberg. He was then appointed, in 1783, diaconus of St. Mary's church, and in 1783 diaconus of St. Lawrence's church, where, in 1809, he became chief pastor (Stadtpfarrer). After 1799 he suffered greatly from nervous affections, and in October 1817, he had to resign his offices. He died at Nürnberg, June 28, 1818. (Koch vi. 399; Heerwagen ii. pp. 32, 262, &c.) Schöner was a popular preacher, and was specially successful with children. He took a great interest in the circulation of the Bible, and founded the Nürnberg Bible Society in 1805. His hymns are the fruit of genuine and earnest piety, and attained considerable popularity. A number were printed separately, or in magazines. The more important of the collected editions are (1) Einige Lieder zur Erbauung, Nürnberg, 1777 [Berlin Library]. (2) Vermischte geistliche Lieder und Gedichte, Nürnberg, 1790. (3) Vollständige Sammlung der geistlichen Lieder und Gedichte von Johann Gott¬fried Schöner, Nürnberg, 1810. Those of Schöner's hymns which have passed into English are:— i. Erhebt euch, frohe Lobgesänge. Holy Matri¬mony. Included 1790, as above, p. 51, in 7 stanzas of 6 lines, entitled "After a Marriage." It is one of the best hymns on the subject. It was included, but greatly altered, and in 12 st. (st. iii.—v., vii., ix., being added), as No. 490 in J. E. Gossner's Sammlun, 3rd ed. 1825, beginning " Erhebt euch, frohe Jubellieder." The translation in common use is:— Raise high the notes of exultation. A good translation, from Bunsen, by Miss Cox, in her Sacred Hymns from the German, 1841, p. 71. Another tr. is: "Lift up yourselves, ye joyous strains." In the British Magazine, Nov. 1837, p. 517. ii. Himmel an, nur Himmel an. Longing for Heaven. Included 1810, as above, p. 198, in 10 st. of 8 lines, entitled "Our Conversation is in Heaven, Phil. iii. 20. A call to all Christians." The translation in common use is:— Heavenward, still heavenward. In full, by Dr. H. Mills, in his Horae Germanica, 1845, p. 163, included, abridged, in M. W. Stryker's Christian Chorals, 1885. Other hymns by Schöner are:— iii. Der Glaube fehlt, und darum fehlen. Faith. On the evils of feeble faith. Translated as, "Faith fails; Then in the dust," by Miss Warner, 1858, p. 427. iv. Es dankt mein Herz! Es jauchzt mein Lied. Pilgrim Song. Tr. as, "O Christ, in gladsome faith arise," by Dr. G. Walker, 1860, p. 95. v. Friedefürst, vernimm mein Flehen. Passiontide. In 1790 as above, p. 16, in 7 st. of 8 1., entitled " Appropriation of the sorrows of Jesus. Pagsion Hymn." In his ed. 1810, p. 18, altered and beginning, " Friedefürst zu dem wir flehen," and in 8 st. vi. Ich blick in jene Höhe. Longing for Heaven. In 1777 as above, p. 32, in 14 st. of 4 1., entitled "Removal from the World." Repeated 1790, p. 84, and in Knapp's Evangelischer Lieder-Schatz, 1837 and 1865. Translated as "Mine eyes are thither turning," in the British Herald, July 1866, p. 297, and Reid's Praise Book, 1872. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --Excerpts from John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Heinrich von Bruiningk

1738 - 1785 Hymnal Number: d237 Author of "Im Namen des Herrn Jesu Christ" in Glaubens-Lieder Bruiningk, Heinrich von, b. Aug. 26, 1738, at Riga. Moravian minister at Zeist (Holland) and Gnadenfrei (Silesia), d. Oct. 22, 1785, at Herrnhut. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

William W. Orwig

1810 - 1889 Hymnal Number: d288 Author of "Komm, Geist, vom Thron herab" in Glaubens-Lieder Orwig, William. (September 25, 1810--May 29, 1889). Evangelical. Historian, editor, bishop (1859), college president, book agent (1836), promoter of missions. Assisted in making new edition of Das Geistliche Viole, most important hymnbook in German America. Hymns, well-loved, included "Komm Geist vom Thron herab." --Ellen Jane Lorenz, DNAH Archives

Christian Gottlieb Götz

1746 - 1803 Person Name: C. G. Goetz Hymnal Number: d581 Author of "Wie wohl ist mir, wie froh bin ich" in Glaubens-Lieder

A. Flammann

Person Name: A. Flamman Hymnal Number: d529 Author of "Welch ein treuer Freund ist Jesus" in Glaubens-Lieder

John Dreisbach

1789 - 1871 Hymnal Number: d235 Author of "Ihr Zionshelden, auf zum Streit" in Glaubens-Lieder Dreisbach, John (or Johannes). (Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania, 1789--1871). Evangelical. Self-educated, proficient in both German and English. Licensed at age 17, was assistant to Albright, the founder of his denomination. Was leader of his denomination from 1808: secretary of Conference, presiding elder 1814, publishing agent 1820. With Henry Niebel compiled Das Geistliche Saitenspiel (1817), with Daniel Bertolet compiled Eine Sammlung Neuer Geistlicher Lieder (1821), which included many of his own hymns. Wrote or translated 31 of the 149 hymns in the extremely popular and persistent Geistlich Viole (1818), which has been described as the most important German-language hymnbook of the pre-Civil War period. Dreisbach's purchase (at a cost equivalent to his eight-year salary) of a printing press in 1815 led to the beginning of the ambitious printing program of his denomination. His best-known original hymns are "Komm Jung, komm Alt, zum Gnadenbrunn," and "Herr Jesu Christ O Gottes Lamm." He is considered one of the three most important early Evangelical hymn writers. Many of his hymns appeared originally as broadsides. --Ellen Jane Lorenz, DNAH Archives

Wilhelm Gottlieb Tafinger

1691 - 1742 Hymnal Number: d156 Author of "Gott ist ein Gott der Liebe" in Glaubens-Lieder

Johann Michael Hahn

1758 - 1819 Person Name: J. M. Hahn Hymnal Number: d264 Author of "Jesu! Seelenfreund der Deinen" in Glaubens-Lieder

Johann Adam Hasslocher

1645 - 1726 Hymnal Number: d203 Author of "Höchster Gott, wir danken dir" in Glaubens-Lieder

David Bruhn

1727 - 1782 Hymnal Number: d589 Author of "Wohl dem, der richtig wandelt" in Glaubens-Lieder

Moritz Goercke

1803 - 1883 Hymnal Number: d37 Author of "Auf, Brüder, stimmt ein Loblied an" in Glaubens-Lieder

Carl Julius Asschenfeldt

1792 - 1855 Person Name: Carl J. Aschenfeldt Hymnal Number: d48 Author of "Aus irdischem Getümmel" in Glaubens-Lieder Aschenfeldt, Christoph Carl Julius, born March 5, 1792, at Kiel. After studyiug at Göttingen he became, in 1819, pastor at Windbergen in Holstein. In 1824 he was appointed dioconus, and in 1829 chief pastor of St. Nicholas's Church in Flensburg; as also, in 1850, Probst of the district of Flensburg, and in 1851 Superintendent of the German-speaking portion of the Duchy, when he resigned the last of these offices in 1854, being appointed oberconsistorialrath. He died at Flensburg, Sept. 1, 185S. His 150 hymns, elegant in form, but marked with some of the eighteenth century coldness, were contributed to various works and appeared in collected forms as:— (1) Feierklänge. Geistliche Lieder und Gebete auf die Sonn-und Festtage, Lübeck, 1823, containing 203 pieces, of which 130 are by A. and the rest by his brother-in-law, Heinrich Schmidt, pastor in Eddelack, Holstein. (2) Geistliches Saitenspiel, Schleswig, 1842, including 112 hymns, some of them altered versions of earlier pieces (Koch, vii. 156-159; Allgemeine Deutsche Biog., i. 618). Of his hymns the only one translated into English is:— Aus irdischem Getümmel. [Following Christ.] Founded on St. John xiv. 6, and contributed to Wehner's Christosophisches Gesang-Buch, Kiel, 1819, No. 40, in 3 stanzas of 8 lines, entitled, "Jesus—the Way—the Truth—the Life," and being marked A—dt, has been erroneously ascribed to E. M. Arndt. Included in the Feierklänge, 1823, p. 269, and in various hymn-books, e.g. the Berlin Geistliche Lieder, ed. 1863, No. 623. The translations of this in common use are:— 1. Amid life's wild commotion. A full and good translation, included as No. 226 in Bp. Ryle's Hymns for the Church on Earth, 1860, as No. 313 in Kennedy, 1853, and also in Schaff’s Christ in Song, ed. 1869, p. 533, and Library of Mediaeval Poetry, ed. i883, p. 601. The translator is unknown. 2. Amid this world's commotion. A good and and full translation by Mrs. Findlater in the 4th Series, 1862, of the Hymns from the Land of Luther (ed. 1862, p. 298; 1884, p. 218). Unaltered as No. 132 in Jellicoe's Collection, 1867, and as No. 501 in Windle's Collection. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Konrad Gebhard Stübner

1698 - 1759 Person Name: C. G. Stuebner Hymnal Number: d246 Author of "In Gottes Reich geht Niemand ein" in Glaubens-Lieder

Samuel Marot

1770 - 1865 Person Name: S. Marot Hymnal Number: d509 Author of "Von des Himmels Thron" in Glaubens-Lieder Marot, Samuel, D.D., was born at Magdeburg, Dec. 11,1770, and studied at the University of Frankfurt a. Oder. On July 1, 1798, he was ordained as preacher to the Orphanage (Friedrichs-Waisenhaus) at Berlin. In 1808 he was appointed preacher at the Neue Kirche; in 1816 superintendent of the Reformed Churches in Berlin; and also became Consistorialrath in 1830, and Oberconsistorialrath in 1846 (D.D. from University of Berlin, 1846). He died at Berlin, Oct. 12, 1865 (Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, xx. 404, &c). He was one of the Committee which compiled the Berlin Gesang-Buch, 1829. The only hymn known by him is:— Vondes Himmels Thron. Confirmation. Contributed to the Berlin Gesang-Buch, 1829, as No. 350, in 5 st. of 61. Its excellence and simplicity have gained it a place in many recent German collections, as the Berlin Geistliche Lieder, &c., ed. 1863, No. 1614. Translated as:— From Thy heav'nly throne . A good and full translation by Miss Winkworth as No. 91 in her Chorale Book for England, 1863; repeated in the Parish Hymn Book, 1875. [Rev. James Mearns] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

John Walter

Hymnal Number: d555 Author of "Wer will mit uns nach Zion gehn" in Glaubens-Lieder

C. G. Koch

Hymnal Number: d163 Author of "Gott schuf den Menschen ihm zum Bilde" in Glaubens-Lieder

Johann Hoefel

1600 - 1683 Person Name: J. Hoefel Hymnal Number: d423 Author of "O süßes Wort, das Jesus spricht" in Glaubens-Lieder Höfel, Johann, was born June 24, 1600, at Uffenheim, in Franconia, and studied at the Universities of Giessen, Jena, and Strassburg, becoming in 1628 Doctor of Law at Jena. In 1633 he settled in Schweinfurt as a consulting lawyer, and died there Dec. 8, 1683 (Wetzel, i. 435-436, and A. H. ii., 285-291). One of his hymns has been translated into English:— 0 süsses Wort das Jesus spricht . Cross and Consolation . Founded on St. Luke vii. 13. Included as No. 461 in the Coburg Gesang-Buch, 1655 [Göttingen University Library], in 11 stanzas of 4 lines, entitled, "The sweet saying of Jesus, ’Weep not,' Luke vii." According to Koch , iii. 141, it had previously appeared in his Musica Christiana, 1634. Translated as "Oh, sweetest words that Jesus could have sought," by Mrs. Findlater, in Hymns from the Land of Luther 1855, p. 8 (1884, p. 75). (Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology

Elieser Gottlieb Küster

1732 - 1799 Person Name: E. G. Kuester Hymnal Number: d90 Author of "Den Höchsten öffentlich verehren" in Glaubens-Lieder

Rosamunde von Asseburg

1672 - 1712 Person Name: Rosamunde Juliane von der Asseburg Hymnal Number: d58 Author of "Bittet, so wird euch gegeben" in Glaubens-Lieder

Johann Michael Nathanaiel Feneberg

1751 - 1812 Person Name: J. M. N. Feneberg Hymnal Number: d346 Author of "Möcht hier eine Gotteshütte" in Glaubens-Lieder Feneberg, Johann Michael, was born Feb. 9, 1751, at Oberdorf, Allgäu, Bavaria. He was for some time tutor in St. Paul’s College, at Regensburg, and in 1785 was appointed professor in the Gymnasium at Dillingen. In 1793 he became parish priest of Seeg, in Allgäu, where he had as assistants Christoph Schmid, Martin Boos and Johannes Gossner; but in 1805, on account of his Evangelical teaching, was removed to Vohringen, near Ulm, where he died Oct. 12, 1812. The only hymn by him translation into English is:— Liebe und ein Kreuz dazu. [Cross and Consolation.) Of the origin of this beautiful hymn Koch, vi. 554, relates that it was "written at Seeg in 1794, as he, in the experience of the blessings of the cross after the amputation of his right foot, rendered necessary by an unfortunate fall on Oct. 21, 1793, had once more, on Easter Sunday [1794], renewed in body and soul, been able to ascend the pulpit as 'a wooden-legged man.'" It appeared in the Sammlung erbaulicher Lieder zum Gebrauche in christlichen Häusern, Kempten, 1812 (edition 1817, No. 102), in 8 stanzas of 4 lines. It is translated as, "Love and a cross together blest," by Miss Borthwick in Hymns from the Land of Luther, 1862, p. 38; 1884, p. 205. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Reichart Gottlob Reiber

1744 - 1809 Person Name: R. Gottlob Reiber Hymnal Number: d508 Author of "Von dem Grab stand Jesus auf" in Glaubens-Lieder

C. Schuetz

Hymnal Number: d59 Author of "Bleibe bei mir, treuer Freund" in Glaubens-Lieder

Bernhard Harder

1832 - 1884 Person Name: B. Harder Hymnal Number: d398 Author of "O Heiland wasch' uns Selbst die Füße" in Glaubens-Lieder

August Feldhoff

Hymnal Number: d200 Author of "Hinan, hinan, ermuede nicht" in Glaubens-Lieder

Gottlieb Hoffman

Hymnal Number: d35 Author of "Auch die Kinder sammelst du" in Glaubens-Lieder

J. C. Schwaemlein

Hymnal Number: d46 Author of "Aus der Tiefe rufe ich" in Glaubens-Lieder

Christian Ludwig Neuffer

1769 - 1839 Person Name: C. L. Neuffer Hymnal Number: d545 Author of "Wer ist der Mann von großer That" in Glaubens-Lieder

Andreas Ingolstaetter

1633 - 1711 Person Name: Andreas Ingostaetter Hymnal Number: d199 Author of "Hinab geht Christi Weg" in Glaubens-Lieder Ingolstätter, Andreas, was born at Nürnberg, April 9, 1633, where he became superintendent of the market, and where he died June 7, 1711. In 1672 he was admitted a member of the Pegnitz Shepherd and Flower Order, and was in 1674 crowned as a poet. Of his seven or eight hymns (of which six were contributed to the Pegnitz Andachtsklang, 1673-91) one has passed into English: Hinab geht Christi Weg. [Humility.] First published in the Poetischer Andachtsklang, Nürnberg, 1673, No. 39, in 7 stanzas of 8 lines; and is founded on meditation, No. 261, of Dr. H. Müller's Geistliche Erquickstunden. Included in Knapp's Evangelischer Lieder-Schatz, 1837, No. 2198, in 6 stanzas. Translated as:— Christ's path was sad and lowly. A good translation from Knapp by Mrs. Findlater in the 3rd Ser., 1858, of the Hymns from the Land of Luther, p. 8 (1884, p. 135), repeated in the Irvingite Hymns for use of the Churches, 1871. In Bp. Ryle's Collection, 1860, it begins "Lowly, my soul, be lowly." Another translation is "Still downward goes Christ's way," by J. D. Burns, in the Family Treasury, 1859, p. 192 [Remains, 1869, p. 248). [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)