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Henriette Louise von Hayn

Short Name: Henriette Louise von Hayn
Full Name: Hayn, Henriette Louise von, 1724-1782
Birth Year: 1724
Death Year: 1782

Hayn, Henrietta Luise von, daughter of Georg Heinrich von Hayn, master of the hounds to the Duke of Nassau, was born at Idstein, Nassau, May 22, 1724. In 1746 she was formally received into the Moravian community at Herrnhaag. There, and, after the dissolution of this community, at Grosshennersdorf, and, after 1751 at Herrnhut, she was engaged as teacher in the Girls' School; and after 1766 in caring for the invalid sisters of the community. She died at Herrnhut, Aug. 27, 1782. (Koch, vi. 443-447; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, xi. 1.58, &c.) She was a gifted hymnwriter. A fervent love to Christ pervades her produc¬tions; and they are remarkably free from the unpleasant sentimentalism and that dwelling on the physical details of our Lord's Passion which mars so many of the Moravian hymns of that period. Over 40 hymns or portions of hymns by her are included in the Brüder Gesang-Buch of 1778. Only one has come into English use outside the Moravian hymnbooks, viz.:—
Weil ich Jesu Schaflein bin. Children. This beautiful hymn for children, regarded as Lambs of the Good Shepherd, first appeared in the Brüder Gesang-Buch, 1778, No. 1179, in 3 st. of 6 1. It has been included in many recent German collections, as the Berlin Geistliche Lieder, ed. 1863, No. 120. Translated as: —
1. Jesus makes my heart rejoice, in full, by F. W. Foster and J. Miller, as No. 576 in the Moravian Hymn Book, 1789 (1886, No. 1006). Included, from the edition of 1826, in Dr. Pagenstecher's Collection, 1864, and others.
2. Seeing I am Jesus' lamb, a good and full translation by Miss Winkworth in her Lyra Germanica, 2nd Ser., 1858, p. 90. Repeated in the People's Hymnal 1867, Book of Praise for Children, 1881, and in America in the Pennsylvania Lutheran Church Book, 1868, &c.
3. I am Jesus' little lamb, a good and full translation by Dr. W. F. Stevenson for his Hymns for Church & Home, 1873, c. 58, dated 1871. Repeated in Allon's Children's Worship, 1878, the Methodist Sunday School Hymnbook, 1883, and others.
Another translation is : "Since I'm Jesus' sheep I am," by R. Massie, in the Day of Rest, 1880, p. 622. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)


Texts by Henriette Louise von Hayn (51)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Ave, zum Heraustritt aus der KammerLouise v. Hayn, g. 1724 † 1782 (Author)German3
Christ, my Redeemer, Lord and GodHenriette Luise Hayn (Author)2
Christ, my rock, my sure defenceHenriette Luise Hayn (Author)English7
Das ist der große ZweckLouise v. Hayn, g. 1724 † 1782 (Author)German2
De Jesús cordero soyHenriette Louise von Hayn (Author)Spanish2
Die Frucht vom heilgen AbendmahlL. v. Hayn (Author)German1
Du bist's wert, du bist's wertLuoise v. Hayn (Author)German5
Geist, Seel' und Leib ist dir geweihtH. L. von Hayn (Author)German3
Gloria des Lammes Wundenhöhlen!Louise v. Hayn (Author)German2
Hail, all hail, victorious Lord and SaviorLouisa v. Hayn (Author)English5
Herr und Gott, was ist es dochLouise v. Hayn, g. 1724 † 1782 (Author)German2
I am Jesus' little lamb, Ever glad at heart I amLouisa von Hayn (Author)English28
I am Jesus' little lamb, therefore glad and gay I amLouisa von Hayn (Author)English10
I am Jesus' little lamb; Ever glad at heart I am (Composite)Henriette Louise von Hayn (Author)English14
In mercy, Lord, this grace bestowHenriette Louise von Hayn, 1724-1782 (Author (stanza 2))English1
Jesu, lilla lam jag 'rHenriette Luise von Hayn (Author)5
Jesus, dein Blut, dein teures BlutH. L. von Hayn (Author)German3
Jesus' little lambs we areLuise von Hahn, 1724-1784 (Author)English2
Jesus makes my heart rejoiceHenriette Luise von Hayn (Author)English22
Jesus, meine Zuversicht Und mein Heiland, ist mein LebenLouise Henriette, Thurfürstin von Brandenburg (Author)German1
Jezu, jam owieczkąTwą!Henriette Louise von Hayn (Author)Polish3
Mein Freund ist mein, Und ich bin sein, mit allen meinen SchwächenHenriette Luise von Hayn (Author)German4
Mein Freund ist mein, und ich bin sein, o wie werd' ich ihn drobenL. von Hayn (Author)German2
Mein Gott hat mich erkorenHenriette Luise von Hayn (Author)German3
Mein Verlangen und GeweineL. V. Hayn (Author)German2
Mimi ni mwana kondooHenriette Louise von Hayn (Author)Swahili2
O church, thy strength abideH. Louise von Hayn 1724-92 (Author)3
O could we but love that SaviorHenrietta Louise von Hayn (Author (stanza 2))English2
O dass bei dem WundenbacheLouise v. Hayn, g. 1724 † 1782 (Author)German3
O! die Seligkeit ist groß und nicht zu beschreibenHenriette Luise von Hayn (Author)German4
O du, dort von BethaniaLouise v. Hayn (Author)German2
O du Herz voll Gnad' und LiebeL. v. Hayn (Author)German3
O welche Treibe gegen sein' ErlöstenH. L. von Hayn (Author)German3
O what happiness divineH. L. von Hayn (Author)English5
O wie herrlich, o wie schön ist esHeuriette Louise von Hajn (Author)German2
Sacred name of JesusHenriette Luise von Hayn (Author)4
Schickt das Herze da hineinHenriette Luise von Hayn (Author)German4
See from the rock the waters burstingH. L. von Hayn (Author)5
Seeing I am Jesus' lambHenriette Luise von Hayn (Author)English18
Selige Gedanken, Hoffnung ohne WankenLouise v. Hayn, g. 1724 † 1782 (Author)German3
Since I am the Savior's lambH. L. von Hayn (Author)English3
Since I'm Jesus' little lambH. L. von Hayn (Author)2
Soy cordero de JesúsHenrietta von Hayn (Author)Spanish2
The enjoyment of Christ's flesh and bloodHenriette Luise von Hayn (Author)English4
Unsre Seel soll dich erhebenLouise v. Hayn (Author)German2
Volk Gott's! die Freud' am HerrnLouise v. Hayn, g. 1724 † 1782 (Author)German2
Was könnte wohl beim Glauben und nicht SehenLouise v. Hayn, g. 1724 † 1782 (Author)German4
Weil ich Jesu Schäflein binHenriette Luise von Hayn (Author)German62
Wie kann ein Sünder in der ZeitHenriette Luise von Hayn (Author)German6
With thy presence, Lord, our head and SaviorHenriette Louise von Hayn (Author)English1
യേശു-വിന്റെ ആടു ഞാൻ (Yēśu-vinṟe āṭu ñān)Henriette Louise von Hayn (Author)Malayalam2

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