1818 - 1888 Person Name: August Ebrard Scripture: Psalm 133 Author of "Wie schön und lieblich ist es anzusehen" in Deutsches Gesangbuch Ebrard, Johann Heinrich August, D.D., was born Jan, 18, 1818, at Erlangen, Bavaria, and is now [1885] honorary professor and pastor of the French Reformed Church there.
While chief pastor at Speyer he was principal compiler of the excellent hymn-book for Rhenish Bavaria (Rhein-Pfalz), published at Speyer, 1859, which, like others of his good works there, was thrown aside to please the Radicals. He is the author of various theological works, poems, &c. His partial version of the Psalms is noted under Psalters, German.
Two have been translated:
"Du selbst, 0 Herr, bist ja mein Hirt und Hütter," Psalms xxiii., and "Wie schon und lieblich istes anzusehen," Psalms cxxxiii., in his Ausgewählte Psalmen David, Erlangen, 1852, pp. 31 and 48. Psalms xxiii. is translation by C. T. Astley, 1860, p. 8; and Psalms cxxxiii. by J. Kelly, 1885, p. 91. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Ebrard, J, H. A., p. 320, i. He d. at Erlangen, July 23, 1888.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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