Henriette Katharina von Gersdorf

Short Name: Henriette Katharina von Gersdorf
Full Name: Gersdorf, Henriette Katharina von, 1648-1726
Birth Year: 1648
Death Year: 1726

Gersdorf, Henrietta Catharine von, daughter of Baron Carl von Friesen, was born at Sulzbach, near Amberg, Bavaria, Oct. 6, 1648. In 1672 she married Baron Nicolaus von Gersdorf, of Dresden; and after his death, in 1702, retired to her estate of Grosshennersdorf, near Herrnhut, Saxony, where she for some time superintended the education of her grandson, Count N. L. von Zinzendorf; and where she died March 6, 1726.

Her hymns, which are among the best of the period, appeared principally in the Löbau Gesang-Buch, 1725, and her Geistliche Singe-Stunden, Löbau, n. d., 1725, and were collected in her Geistreiche Lieder undpoetische Betrachtungen, Halle, 1729. Through J. J. Rambach's Haus Gesang-Buch, 1735, and the Hannover Gesang-Buch, 1740, some 30 have passed into German use.

Two have been translated into English:—
i. Ein Jahr der Sterblichkeit. New Year. In the Löbau Gesang-Buch, 1725, No. 536, in 11 stanzas, repeated 1729, p. 21. Translated as, "Another year of mortal life," by Dr. G. Walker, 1860, p. 63.
ii. Was darfat du, blödes Herz. Lent. 1729, p. 70, in 16 stanzas, entitled, "On the Grace of Justification." Translated as “What meanest thou, my soul," by Dr. H. Mills, 1845 (1856, p. 56). [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology


Texts by Henriette Katharina von Gersdorf (15)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Befiehl dem Herren deine Wege, Und mache dichHenriette Catharine von Gersdorf (Author)German6
Dank sei dir, teures GotteslammHenriette Catharine von Gersdorf (Author)German2
De ord, som du mig lader hoereHenriette v. Gersdorf (Author)Norwegian4
Ein Jahr der SterblichkeitHenriette Catharine von Gersdorf (Author)German4
God, who all ends attainingHenriette Katharina von Gersdorf (Author)English2
Gott, der an allen Endenv. Gersdorf (Author)German2
Herr, ach Herr, wie lange machstHenriette Catharine von Gersdorf (Author)German2
Herr, mein Heil, in aller AngstHenriette Catharine von Gersdorf (Author)German4
Immanuel, des Güte nicht zu zählenHenriette Catharine von Gersdorf (Author)German4
Mein Herz ermunterre dich zum PreiseHenriette Catharine von Gersdorf (Author)German3
Mein Herz, ermuntre dich zum Preise des GottesHenriette Catharine von Gersdorf (Author)German2
O freudenvolles Heute, da sich der GottesheldHenriette Catharine von Gersdorf (Author)German3
Treuer Hirte deiner HerdeHenriette Catharine von Gersdorf (Author)German23
Unsre Obrigkeit erhalteHenr. Cath. v. Gersdorf (Author)German2
We sinners void of goodHenriette Catharine von Gersdorf (Author)3

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