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Eberhard Ludwig Gruber

Hymnal Number: 394 Author of "Pflichtm'ssig gelebt, an Gott fest geklebt" in Das Kleine Davidische Psalterspiel der Kinder Zions

1642 - 1699 Hymnal Number: 503 Author of "Zeuch uns nach dir, so kommen [eilen] [laufen] wir mit herzlichen" in Das Kleine Davidische Psalterspiel der Kinder Zions Funcke, Friedrich, was born at Nossen in the Harz, where he was baptised March 27, 1642. After receiving a general and musical education at Freiberg and Dresden, he became cantor at Perleberg, and then, in 1664, Stadt Cantor at Luneburg. He was, in 1694, appointed pastor at Römstedt, a few miles south of Lüneburg, and died there Oct. 20, 1699. He revised the Lüneburg Gesangbuch, 1686, and contributed to it 43 melodies and 7 hymns (Blätter für Hymnologie, 1884, pp. 115, 135, 146; 1885, p. 121). One has passed into English, viz.:— Zeuch uns nach dir, so kommen wir. [Ascensiontide!] First published in the Lüneburg Stadt Gesang-Buch, 1686, No. 593y? in 5 st. of 4 l., signed "F. F.," and founded on Canticles i. 4. Repeated in Freylinghausen's Gesang-Buch, 1705, No. 699, the Berlin Geistliche Lieder , ed. 1863, No. 341, and many other collections. Often wrongly ascribed to Ludämilia Elizabeth (q.v.), or to Friedrich Fabricius (b. April 20, 1642, at Stettin, and died there Nov. 11, 1703, as Pastor of St. Nicholas's Church). The only translation in common use is:— Draw us to Thee, Lord Jesus. A somewhat free translation omitting st. ii. by Miss Winkworth in her Chorale Book for England, 1863, No. 68. Repeated in Dr. Thomas's Augustine Hymnbook, 1866, Marlborough College Hymnbook, 1889, and in America in the Pennsylvania Lutheran Church Book, 1868. Other translations are: (l) “Draw us, Saviour, then will we," by Miss Dunn, 1857, p. 102. (2) "Draw us to Thee, So shall we flee," by N. L. Frothingham, 1870, p. 275. The hymn beginning, "Draw us to Thee, in mind and heart," by A. T. Russell, in 4 st., as No. 269 in his Psalms & Hymns, 1851, while not a translation of, is based on this German hymn. Repeated in Dr. Pagenstecher's Collection, 1864, and in J. L. Porter's Collection, 1876. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology

Justus Gesenius

1601 - 1673 Hymnal Number: 386 Author of "O Tod, wo ist dein Stachel nun?" in Das Kleine Davidische Psalterspiel der Kinder Zions Gesenius, Justus, D.D., son of Joachim Gesenius, pastor at Esbeck, near Lauenstein, Hannover; was born at Esbeck, July 6, 1601. He studied at the Universities of Helmstedt and Jena, graduating M.A at Jena in 1628. In 1629 he became pastor of St. Magnus's Church, Brunswick; in 1636 court chaplain and preacher at the Cathedral in Hildesheim; and in 1642 chief court preacher, consistorialrath, and general superintendent at Hannover. He died at Hannover, Sept. 18, 1673 (Koch, iii 230-237; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, ix. 87-88; Bode, p. 76, &c). Gesenius was an accomplished and influential theologian, a famous preacher, and distinguished himself by his efforts to further the catechetical instruction of the children of his district. Along with D. Denicke (q.v.) he edited the Hannoverian hymnbooks of 1646-1660. Both he and Denicke aimed at reducing the older German hymns to correctness of style according to the poetical canons of Martin Opitz; not so much interfering with the theology or making the authors speak a terminology foreign to them. Consequently their recasts, while setting a bad example, and while often destroying much of the force and freshness of the originals, were not by any means so objectionable as the recasts of the Rationalistic period, and moreover were soon widely accepted. As no authors' names are given in the Hannoverian hymnbooks, it is difficult to assign the authorship of the new hymns and recasts therein contained. The following is generally, and apparently with reason, ascribed to Gesenius: Wenn meine Sünd' mich kränken. Passiontide. His finest hymn as regards depth, warmth, and finish. First published in the Hannover Gesang-Buch 1646, No. 49, in 8 stanzas of 7 lines. It has been called a recast of the hymn "Hilf Gott, dass mir gelinge," but bears not the slightest resemblance to it. Included in Crüger's Praxis, 1656, and many later collections, as the Berlin Geistliche Lieder S., ed. 1863, No. 277. By a not unjust retribution it was soon recast, and appeared in the Lüneburg Gesang-Buch, 1661, as "Wenn mich die Sunden kränken." Translated as:— 1. When guilt and shame are raising. In full, by J. C. Jacobi, in pt. ii., 1725, of his Psalter Germanica, p. 4 (1732, p. 34). In the Moravian HymnBook of 1789, No. 106, it is altered to “O Lord, when condemnation"; and in the edition 1886, it begins with st. v., "Lord, let Thy bitter passion." A cento of stanzas ii., iii., v., from the Moravian Hymn Book, 1801, was adopted by Montgomery in his Christian Psalmist, 1825, beginning, "O wonder far exceeding," and this is in the New Zealand Hymnal. 1872. 2. 0 Lord, when my sins grieve me. A good translation of stanzas i., ii., iv., v., by A. T. Russell, as No. 81 in his Psalms & Hymns, 1851. 3. When sorrow and remorse. In full, by Miss Winkworth in her Lyra Germanica, 1st Ser., 1855, p. 74. A cento consisting of lines 1-4 of stanzas i., iv.—vi., and of stanza vii., rewritten to S.M., is in the Pennsylvanian Lutheran Church Book, 1868. 4. 0 Lord, when condemnation. A full and good translation, included as No. 84 in the 1857 ed. of Mercer's The Church Psalter and Hymnbook. Probably by Mr. Mercer, but mainly taken from the Moravian Hymnbook, 1789, and from Miss Winkworth. Repeated, abridged, in his Oxford ed., 1864, No. 149, and in the Toronto HymnBook, 1862. 5. When o'er my sins I sorrow. A good translation, based on her 1855 version, and omitting stanzas ii.—iv., by Miss Winkworth, as No. 48 in her Chorale Book for England, 1863. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Heinrich Müller

1631 - 1675 Person Name: Heinrich Mueller Hymnal Number: 32 Author of "Ade, du suesse Welt! ich schwing ins Himmelszelt" in Das Kleine Davidische Psalterspiel der Kinder Zions

Ahasuer Fritsch

1629 - 1701 Person Name: Ahasverus Fritsch Hymnal Number: 30 Author of "Ach, wann werd ich schauen Dich" in Das Kleine Davidische Psalterspiel der Kinder Zions Born: December 16, 1629, Mücheln, Saxony. Died: August 24, 1701, Rudolstadt, Germany. With help from the family of a young noble he tutored, Fritsch received a good education, earning his law degree from the University of Jena in 1661. He later became chancellor of the university and president of the Consistory of Rudolstadt. He wrote on numerous subjects, including antiquities, law, and religion, and collected hymns. Hymns-- "Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen" "Dearest Immanuel, Prince of the Lowly" Music-- WAS FRAG' ICH NACH DER WELT --www.cyberhymnal.org/bio

Peter Lackmann

Hymnal Number: 119 Author of "Erhebe dich, o meine Seel" in Das Kleine Davidische Psalterspiel der Kinder Zions

Jodocus van Lodenstein

1620 - 1677 Hymnal Number: 219 Author of "Ich will einsam und gemeinsam" in Das Kleine Davidische Psalterspiel der Kinder Zions Lodenstein, Jodocus van, son of Joost Corneliss van Lodenstein, burgomaster of Delft, was born at Delft Feb. 6, 1620. After studying at the Universities of Utrecht and Franeker he was appointed in 1644 pastor at Zoetermeer and Zegwaard, near Delft; in 1650 at Sluys (Sluis, near the boundary of Flanders); and in 1653 at Utrecht. He died at Utrecht Aug. 6, 1677 (Allg. Deutsche Biog., xix. 73-75). A pastor of the Reformed Church, he was spiritually allied to the Mystics. After 1665, not being able to exclude the worldly, he ceased to dispense the Holy Communion and altered the Baptismal formula; but never separated from the Church. His hymns appeared in his Uyt-Spanningen, Behelfende eenige stigtelyke Liederen en andere Gedigten, &c, Utrecht, 1676 [Berlin], which passed through many editions. Two are translated, viz.:— 1. Hemelsch Ooge! Wilt gy dogen. [Love to God.] 1676, p. 346, in 9 st. entitled "Solitude with God." It has passed into English through Ich will einsam und gemeinsam. No. 723, in Freylinghausen's Gesang-Buch, 1705; Porst's Gesang-Buch, ed. 1855, No. 385. It is a free translation in 5 stanzas of 6 lines, and is probably by C. A. Bernstein (p. 135, ii.), certainly not by Gr. Arnold or G. Tersteegen. Translated as (1) “Quite alone and yet not lonely," in full, from the 1105, as No. 680 in pt. i. of the Moravian Hymn Book, 1754. In the Moravian Hymn Book, 1789 (1886, No. 702), the trs. of stanzas i., ii., were reduced to 8.7.8.7, and this form is also in the Bible Hymn Book, 1845. 2. Heylge Jesu! Hemelsch Voorbeeld! [Christ our Example.] 1676, p. 152, in 9 stanzas, entitled "Jesus Pattern." It has passed into English through Heiligster Jesu, Heiligungsquelle, tr. in full. This has not yet been traced earlier than G. Arnold's Göttliche Sophia, 1700, pt. ii. p. 327, where it is No. 17 of “some hitherto unknown poems, mostly composed by others.” As it is found in this section it is perhaps more probably by B. Crasselius (q. v.). Koch, vi. 6, and viii. 437, characterises it as "a pearl in the Evangelical Treasury of Song and a genuine Christian moral hymn, of more importance than a hundred of the so-called moral hymns in the second half of the eighteenth cen¬tury." In the Berlin

Johann Wilhelm Kellner von Zinnendorf

1665 - 1738 Person Name: J. W. Kellner von Zinnendorf Hymnal Number: 529 Author of "Christe, mein Leben, mein Hoffen, mein Glauben" in Das Kleine Davidische Psalterspiel der Kinder Zions

Christian Jakob Koitsch

1671 - 1734 Hymnal Number: 276 Author of "Lasset uns den Herren preisen und vermehren" in Das Kleine Davidische Psalterspiel der Kinder Zions Koitsch, Christian Jacob, was born Sept. 13, 1671, at Meissen, where his father was a leathercutter. He entered the University of Leipzig in 1692, and then went as a student of theology to Halle, where, under the influence of Francke and Breithaupt, he became one of the first "awakened" students. After he had finished his course, Francke appointed him, in 1696, as one of the Masters, and in 1700 as Inspector, of the Paedagogium at Halle. In 1705 he became Professor and Kector of the Gymnasium at Elbing, and died at Elbing, Aug. 21, 1734. (Bode, p. 99; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, xvi. 455, &c.) To Freylinghausen's Geistreiches Gesang-Buch 1704, and its 2nd edition, 1705, he contributed 8 (or 9) hymns, and two others to his Neues Geistreiches Gesang-Buch, 1714. Of these the following have passed into English, viz.:— i. Du bist ja, Jesu, meine Freude, Christian Warfare. 1704, as above, No. 308, in 6 stanzas. Translated as "Tnott, Jesu, art my Consolation," by Miss Burlingham, in the British Herald , March, 1866, p. 232, repeated in Reid's Praise Book, 1872. ii. Lasset uns den Herren preisen Thanksgiving. Founded on Ps. lxxii. 18, 19. 1704, as above, No. 488, in 7 stanzas. Translated as "Now unite to render praises," by W. Okely, as No. 800 in the Moravian Hymn Book, 1789 (1886, No. 648). iii. Mein Herze, wie wankest und fladderst du noch. Self-Renunciation. 1705, as above, No. 718, in 8 stanzas. Translated as "O Saviour, the truest, the best of all friends" (st. vi.), as No. 429 in the Moravian Hymn Book, 1886. iv. O Ursprung des Lebens, o ewiges Licht. Love to Christ. A fine hymn on Christ as the Fountain of Life. 1704, as above, No. 356, in 7 stanzas of 6 lines; and in the Berlin Geistlicher Lieder Schatz, ed. 1863, No. 825. The translation in common use is "O Fountain eternal of life and of light." A good translation, omitting st. iii., as No. 1100 in the Supplement of 1808 to the Moravian Hymn Book, 1801. In the 1826 and later eds. (1886, No. 631), a translation by J. Swertner of stanza iii. was incorporated—this stanza having appeared as No. 267 in the Moravian Hymn Book., 1801. Included, altered and abridged, in Mercer's Church Praise and Hymn Book, 1855 and 1864, and the Irish Church Hymnal, 1873. Another tr. is "O everlasting source of life and light," by Miss Borthwick, in Hymns from the Land of Luther, 1862, p. 79 (1884, p. 241). [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Conrad Beissel

1690 - 1768 Person Name: J. C. Beissel Hymnal Number: 512 Author of "Zuletzt, wenn wir einst zum Ziele gelangen" in Das Kleine Davidische Psalterspiel der Kinder Zions