Reposa Mi Alma

Author: Kathrina von Schlegel

Schlegel, Catharina Amalia Dorothea von. Little is known of this lady. According to Koch, iv., p. 442, she was born Oct. 22, 1697, and was "Stiftsfräulein" in the Evangelical Lutheran Stift (i.e. Protestant nunnery) at Cöthen. On applying to Cöthen, however, her name did not occur in the books of the Stift; and from the correspondence which she carried on, in 1750-52, with Heinrich Ernst, Count Stolberg, it would rather seem that she was a lady attached to the little ducal court at Cöthen. (manuscript from Dr. Eduard Jacobs, Wernigerode, &c.) Further details of her life it has been impossible to obtain. The only one of her hymns which has passed into English is:— Stille, mein Wille, dein Jesus hilft siegen. Cross and Consolation.… Go to person page >

Translator (English): Jane Borthwick

Miss Jane Borthwick, the translator of this hymn and many others, is of Scottish family. Her sister (Mrs. Eric Findlater) and herself edited "Hymns from the Land of Luther" (1854). She also wrote "Thoughts for Thoughtful Hours (1859), and has contributed numerous poetical pieces to the "Family Treasury," under the signature "H.L.L." --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.… Go to person page >

Translator (Spanish): Marjorie Caudill

In addition to translating hymns, Marjorie J. de Caudill was the author of Cantos para coros de niños, nº 1. De Cau­dill’s ​​hus­band was a Bap­tist mis­sion­a­ry in Cu­ba for al­most four de­cades. Translations-- A Jé­sus Pre­fie­ro Alabanzas a Nues­tro Dios Amigo del Ho­gar ¿Cuántos Pue­den? La Es­ca­le­ra de Jac­ob Lo De­bes Com­par­tir Maravilloso Es el Nombre de Jé­sus Me Con­du­jo el Sal­va­dor Por los La­zos del San­to Amor Todas Tus An­si­as y Tu Pe­sar Tu Cruz Le­van­ta y Ven Tas Mí Tuya Es la Glor­ia Un Eter­no y Gran­de Amor Ven Hoy al Sal­va­dor Villancico de la Es­trel­la Yo Te Si­gui­ré… Go to person page >

Translator (Spanish): F. J. Pagura

Federico José Pagura was an Argentine Methodist bishop and author and translator of hymns. Leland Bryant Ross Go to person page >