Open, Lovely Doors

Representative text cannot be shown for this hymn due to copyright.
See page scan previews below.

Translator: Michael D. Schultz

(no biographical information available about Michael D. Schultz.) Go to person page >

Author: Benjamin Schmolck

Schmolck, Benjamin, son of Martin Schmolck, or Schmolcke, Lutheran pastor at Brauchitschdorf (now Chrόstnik) near Liegnitz in Silesia (now Poland) was born at Brauchitschdorf, Dec. 21, 1672. He entered the Gymnasium at Lauban in 1688, and spent five years there. After his return home he preached for his father a sermon which so struck the patron of the living that he made Benjamin an allowance for three years to enable him to study theology. He matriculated, at Michaelmas, 1693, at the University of Leipzig, where he came under the influence of J. Olearius, J. B. Carpzov, and others, and throughout his life retained the character of their teaching, viz. a warm and living practical Christianity, but Churchly in tone and not Pietistic. In th… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Open, lovely doors, and let me
Title: Open, Lovely Doors
Author: Benjamin Schmolck (abr.)
Translator: Michael D. Schultz
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7
Language: English
Copyright: Tr. © 2012 Michael D. Schultz, admin. Northwestern Publishing House

Instances

Instances (1 - 1 of 1)
Page Scan

Christian Worship #912

Suggestions or corrections? Contact us