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How Small Our Span of Life, O God

Author: Herman G. Stuempfle Appears in 2 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 274 hymnals Hymnal Title: Evangelical Lutheran Worship Tune Sources: English Traditional Tune Key: e minor Incipit: 32111 73343 45543 Used With Text: How Small Our Span of Life

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How Small Our Span of Life

Author: Herman G. Stuempfle Jr., b. 1923 Hymnal: Evangelical Lutheran Worship #636 (2006) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Hymnal Title: Evangelical Lutheran Worship First Line: How small our span of life, O God Topics: Hope, Assurance; Hope, Assurance; Journey, Pilgrimage Languages: English Tune Title: KINGSFOLD

How Small Our Span of Life, O God

Author: Herman G Stuempfle Hymnal: Scripture Song Database #1563 (2008) Hymnal Title: Scripture Song Database First Line: [How Small Our Span of Life, O God] Scripture: Psalm 39 Languages: English

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Herman G. Stuempfle

1923 - 2007 Person Name: Herman G. Stuempfle Jr., b. 1923 Hymnal Title: Evangelical Lutheran Worship Author of "How Small Our Span of Life" in Evangelical Lutheran Worship Rev. Dr. Herman G. Stuempfle, Jr., 83, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007, after a long illness. Born April 2, 1923, in Clarion, he was the son of the late Herman G. and Helen (Wolfe) Stuempfle, Sr. Stuempfle lived most of his life in Gettysburg, PA. He served as President of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg. He attended Hughesville public schools, and was a graduate of Susquehanna University and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. He received additional advanced degrees from Union Theological Seminary in New York and a doctoral degree at Southern California School of Theology at Claremont. He retired in 1989. Rev. Dr. Stuempfle was the author of several books and numerous articles and lectures on preaching, history, and theology. He was also among the most honored and respected hymn writers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Rev. Dr. Stuempfle was known for his leadership in community and civic projects. Always taking an active stance on social issues, he participated in the creation of day care centers, served on the Gettysburg interchurch social action committee, helped create and support prison ministries and a homeless shelter, and tutored young people in the after school program of Christ Lutheran Church, where he was a long time member. --Excerpts from his obituary published in Evening Sun from Mar. 15 to Mar. 16, 2007