Der Mond ist aufgegangen

Der Mond ist aufgegangen

Author: Matthias Claudius
Published in 16 hymnals

Author: Matthias Claudius

Claudius, Matthias, son of Matthias Claudius, Lutheran pastor at Reinfeld in Holstein (near Lübeck), was born at Reinfeld, Aug. 15, 1740. An ancestor, who died as a Lutheran pastor in 1586, had Latinized his name, Claus Paulsen, to Claudius Pauli, and his descendants had adopted Claudius as their surname. Claudius entered the University of Jena, in 1759, as a student of theology, but being troubled with an affection of the chest, and finding little attraction in the Rationalism of Jena, he turned his attention to law and languages. After a short visit to Copenhagen, as private secretary to a Danish count, he joined in 1768 the staff of the Hamburg News Agency (Adress-Comptoirnachrichten). Removing to Wandsbeck, near Hamburg, he undertook i… Go to person page >

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First Line: Der Mond ist aufgegangen
Author: Matthias Claudius
Language: German
Notes: Polish translation: See "Już księżyc wzeszedł jasno"; Swahili translation: See "Mwezi umechipuka"
Copyright: Public Domain

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Deutsches Gesang- und Choralbuch #a377

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Deutsches Gesangbuch #377

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Deutsches Gesangbuch #377

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Deutsches Liederbuch #78

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Die Pilgerharfe #403

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch #499

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch #449

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch #449

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Gesangbuch der Evangelischen Kirche #542

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Gesangbuch #557

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Sonntags-Schul-Harfe #89

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Sonntagschulbuch #336

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Unser Liederbuch #297

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Deutsches Lieder- und Melodienbuch #438

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Lieder-Perlen #a45

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