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Friedrich Funcke

1642 - 1699 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Composer of "ZURICH (Anton)" Funcke, Friedrich, was born at Nossen in the Harz, where he was baptised March 27, 1642. After receiving a general and musical education at Freiberg and Dresden, he became cantor at Perleberg, and then, in 1664, Stadt Cantor at Luneburg. He was, in 1694, appointed pastor at Römstedt, a few miles south of Lüneburg, and died there Oct. 20, 1699. He revised the Lüneburg Gesangbuch, 1686, and contributed to it 43 melodies and 7 hymns (Blätter für Hymnologie, 1884, pp. 115, 135, 146; 1885, p. 121). One has passed into English, viz.:— Zeuch uns nach dir, so kommen wir. [Ascensiontide!] First published in the Lüneburg Stadt Gesang-Buch, 1686, No. 593y? in 5 st. of 4 l., signed "F. F.," and founded on Canticles i. 4. Repeated in Freylinghausen's Gesang-Buch, 1705, No. 699, the Berlin Geistliche Lieder , ed. 1863, No. 341, and many other collections. Often wrongly ascribed to Ludämilia Elizabeth (q.v.), or to Friedrich Fabricius (b. April 20, 1642, at Stettin, and died there Nov. 11, 1703, as Pastor of St. Nicholas's Church). The only translation in common use is:— Draw us to Thee, Lord Jesus. A somewhat free translation omitting st. ii. by Miss Winkworth in her Chorale Book for England, 1863, No. 68. Repeated in Dr. Thomas's Augustine Hymnbook, 1866, Marlborough College Hymnbook, 1889, and in America in the Pennsylvania Lutheran Church Book, 1868. Other translations are: (l) “Draw us, Saviour, then will we," by Miss Dunn, 1857, p. 102. (2) "Draw us to Thee, So shall we flee," by N. L. Frothingham, 1870, p. 275. The hymn beginning, "Draw us to Thee, in mind and heart," by A. T. Russell, in 4 st., as No. 269 in his Psalms & Hymns, 1851, while not a translation of, is based on this German hymn. Repeated in Dr. Pagenstecher's Collection, 1864, and in J. L. Porter's Collection, 1876. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology

Christian Ignatius LaTrobe

1758 - 1836 Person Name: Rev. Christian Ignatius LaTrobe, 1758-1836 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Author of "Sing with awe in strains melodious" in Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church Born: February 12, 1758, Fulneck (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England. Died: May 6, 1836, Liverpool, England. La Trobe, Christian Ignatius, eldest son of Benjamin La Trobe, was born at the Moravian Settlement, Fulneck, Leeds, Yorkshire, Feb. 12, 1758, and educated in England and at the Brethren's College, Niesky, Silesia. Taking orders in the Moravian Church, he became in 1784 Secretary to their Society for the Furtherance of the Gospel, and in 1795 Secretary to the Unity of the Brethren in England. He died at Fairfield, near Liverpool, May 6, 1836. He is best known through his Selection of Sacred Music, in six volumes, which appeared in 1806-25. His hymnological contributions consist of a few translations from the German. [George Arthur Crawford, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Robert E. Voelker

b. 1957 Person Name: R. E. Voelker Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Translator of "God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It" in Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary

Wilbur Lee

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Harmonizer of "W ŻŁOBIE LEŻY" in Glory to God See William J. Reynolds.

Henry L. Thompson

1903 - 1989 Person Name: Henry Thompson Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Author of "Lord, we humbly bow before Thee" in The Lutheran Hymnary

Johann Caspar Bachofen

1695 - 1755 Person Name: Johann Caspar Bachofen, 1695-1755 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Composer of "BACHOFEN" in Lutheran Service Book Johann Caspar Bachofen, born in Zürich in 1692, died there in 1755. Singing-master in the Latin school and cantor of one of the Zürich churches in 1718; director of te Chorherrn-gesellschaft as successor to Albertin; author of an instruction book on music and singing, the "Music Notenbüchlein." Compositions: Musicalisches Halleluja, containing 600 melodies for two and three voices with organ and figured bass (8 eds. down to 1767); Vermehrte Zustaz von Morgen, Abend...Gesängen (1738; Sacred airs ain concert-style for two and three voices given in monthly number (4th ed. 1755); Brocke's Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott, set to music (1,000 pages, 1740); Musicalische Ergetzungen (1755); Psalmen dAvids (8vo, 2d ed., 1759); Für der Sünden der Welt from Brocke's Pssion (1759). His hymns were very popular in Switzerland. Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians by John Denison Camplin, Jr. and William Foster Apthorp (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1888)

Federico Fliedner

1845 - 1901 Person Name: Federico Fliedner, 1845-1901 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Translator of "Sabes cuánta clara estrella " in Culto Cristiano [Friedrich Ludwig Fliedner, Fritz Fliedner] Born: June 10, 1845, Kaiserswerth, Düsseldorf, Germany. Died: April 25, 1901, Madrid, Spain, of typhus. Buried: Civil cemetery, Madrid, Spain. Son of Theodor Fliedner, founder of the Kaiserswerth Deaconess Institute, Federico was educated at the Gymnasium in Gütersloh, studied theology at Halle (1864-46) and earned his PhD at Tübingen (1867). He served as a nurse in the Austro-Prussian war of 1866, and taught school for a year in rural Hilden. After ordination in 1870, he left Germany to be a missionary to Spain, settling in Madrid and becoming a chaplain at the German embassy. He learned Spanish, attended a Spanish high school, and studied medicine at the Universidad Central. Fliedner was instrumental in creating what is now known as the Iglesia Evangélica Española. In 1873, Fliedner founded the Librería Nacional y Extranjera, an extensive collection of text books and periodicals. Among these was The Children’s Friend, published from 1874 to 1939. Fliedner wrote biographies of John Howard, Elizabeth Fry, missionary-explorer David Livingstone, Martin Luther (1878), and his own parents, Theodore Fliedner of Kaiserswerth (1883) and Caroline Fliedner of Kaiserswerth (1883). He also wrote an autobiography, published first in German in two volumes (Aus meinem Leben, 1901-03), then translated into Spanish and published posthumously in the Christian Magazine (Nos. 513 to 553). He started a Spanish translation of the New Testament with notes from Frenchman Edouard Faivre. --www.hymntime.com/tch

Wolfgang Wessnitzer

1615 - 1697 Person Name: W. Weissnitzer, c. 1615-1697 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Composer of "JESU MEINES LEBENS" in Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary German organist and chorale composer; he died in 1697. His birth year is given as 1615 in The Christian Hymnary, but as 1617 in the Swedish Wikipedia.

Balthasar Münter

1735 - 1793 Person Name: Balthazar Muenter Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Author of "Lord! Thou Source of All Perfection" in The Hymnal and Order of Service Münter (Muenter), Balthasar , born of Lorenz Münter, merchant in Lübeck, was born at Lübeck, March 24, 1735. He entered the University of Jena as a student of theology in 1754, graduated M.A. in 1757, and thereafter became lecturer and adjunct of the philosophical faculty. In 1760, Duke Friedrich III., of Gotha, appointed him assistant court preacher, and preacher at the Orphanage in Gotha, and then, in 1763, Superintendent at Tonna (Gräfen-Tonna) near Gotha. In 1765 he became first preacher at the German Church of St. Peter in Copen¬hagen, receiving, in 1767, the degree of d.d. from the University. He died at Copenhagen, Oct. 5, 1793 (Koch vi. 348; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie xxiii. 33, &c). Münter was a very popular and influential preacher, a true pastor and teacher of practical Christianity, a successful religions instruptor of children, an active friend of the poor, a man of culture and one of the most prominent figures in the literary society of Copenhagen. His hymns, 100 in number, are among the best of the period, were highly esteemed by his contemporaries, and many still survive in German hymnals compiled before 1876 and still in use. They appeared in his two works: (1) Geistliche Lieder. Leipzig, 1772. (2) Zwote Sammlung Geistlicher Lieder . Leipzig, 1774. [Both in Royal Library, Berlin.] In 1773, the first 60 were republished at Leipzig set to melodies composed for them by the most famous musicians of the day; and the second 50 were republished at Leipzig in 1774 set to melodies composed for them by J. C. F. Bach, of Bückeburg. Of Münter's hymns the following have passed into English:— i. Seht welch' ein Mensch! Wie lag so schwer. Christ before Pilate . 1774, No. 6, p. 21, in 10 st. of 7 1. Included in full in the Schleswig Holstein Gesang-Buch 1780; and, reduced to 5 st., in the Berlin Gesang-Buch, 1829. Translated as :— Behold the Man! How heavy lay. In full, by Dr. H. Mills, in his Horae Germanica, 1845 (1856, p. 307), repeated, abridged, in the American Lutheran General Synod's Collection , 1850, and the Ohio Lutheran Hymnal, 1880. ii. Zitternd, doch voll sanfter Freuden. Holy Communion . 1772, No. 19, p. 67, in 9 st. of 8 1., entitled "Communion Hymn” In the Berlin Gesang-Buch

Dalton E. McDonald

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Author (stanza 2) of "Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light" in The Worshipbook

Sandra J. Voelker

b. 1952 Person Name: S. Voelker Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Arranger of "JESU MEINES LEBENS" in Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary

S. M. Hill

Person Name: Samuel Magnus Hill Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Translator of "Vanish Doubt and Hesitation!" in The Hymnal and Order of Service

J. Troutbeck

1832 - 1899 Person Name: John Troutbeck, 1832-1899 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Translator (st. 1) of "Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Troutbeck, John, D.D., son. of George Troutbeck, of Dacre, Cumberland, b. Nov. 12, 1832, and educated at Rugby and Univ. College, Oxford, B.A. 1856, M.A. 1858, and D.D. by Abp. of Cant. 1883. Ordained in 1855. He held several appointments, the most important being Chaplain and Priest in Ordinary to the Queen, Minor Canon of Westminster, 1869, and Sec. to the N. Test. Revision Company, 1870-1881. He died Oct. 11, 1899. He made a few translations from the German, but is best known through his Manchester Psalter and Chant Book, 1867, and his Catholic Paragraph Psalter, 1894. He also compiled the Westminster Abbey Hymn Book, 1883. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

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