Johann Christian Nehring

Short Name: Johann Christian Nehring
Full Name: Nehring, Johann Christian, 1671-1736
Birth Year: 1671
Death Year: 1736

Nehring, Johann Christian, son of J. C. Nehring, lawyer in Gotha, was born at Gotha, Dec. 29, 1671. He studied at first medicine and afterwards theology at the University of Halle. In 1700 he became rector of the school at Essen, and, in 1703, inspector of the foundation scholars in the Orphanage at Halle. He was then, in 1706, appointed pastor of Neuendorf (or Naundorf) on the Petersberg, near Halle, and in the end of 1715 pastor at Morl, near Halle, on the Bernburg road. He died at Morl, April 29, 1736 (Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, xxiii. 394, &c.) Five hymns by Nehring are in Freylinghausen's Gesang-Buch, 1704. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)


Texts by Johann Christian Nehring (11)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Ach treuer Gott, wie nötig ist, dass wir jetzund recht beten und wachenJoh. Christian Nehring (Author)German3
Die Tugend wird durchs Kreuz geübetJ. Chr. Nehring (Author)German3
Hilf, Jesu, hilf, siegenJoh. Christian Nehring (Author)German10
Schütte deines Lichtes StrahlenJoh. Christian Nehring (Author)German3
Sieh', wie lieblich ist's und feinJohann Christian Nehring, 1671-1736 (Author (vs. 3-8))German1
Sieh! wie lieblich und wie feinJoh. Christian Nehring (Author)German44
Słońce prawdy, wzejdżJohann Christian Nehring (Author (st. 3))German, Polish2
Sun of righteousness, arise; Dawn upon our clouded skiesJohann C. Nehring, 1671-1736 (Author (st. 3, 5))English2
Sun of Righteousness, arise! Dispel darkness from our eyesJohn Christian Nehring, 1671-1736 (Author)English2
Sun of righteousness, shine forthJohann Christian Nehring, 1671 - 1736 (Author)English2
Wachet auf, ihr lieben HerzenJohann Christian Nehring (Author)German3
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