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Ach Gott, es hat mich ganz verderbt

Ach Gott, es hat mich ganz verderbt

Author: Laurentius Laurenti
Published in 15 hymnals

Author: Laurentius Laurenti

Laurenti, Laurentius, son of Herr Lorenz, or Laurenti, a burgess of Husum, in Schleswig, was born at Husum, June 8, 1660. He entered the University of Rostock in 1681, and after a year and a half spent there, went to Kiel to study music. In 1684 he was appointed cantor and director of the music at the cathedral church at Bremen. He died at Bremen, May 29, 1722 (Koch, iv. 281; Rotermund's continuation of Jöcher's Gelehrten-Lexicon, iii. 1405, &c). Laurenti was one of the best hymn-writers of the Pietistic school. His hymns are founded on the Gospels for Sundays and Festivals, and they draw out the bearing on the Christian life of the leading thoughts therein contained. They are of noble simplicity; are Scriptural, fervent, and often of genu… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Ach Gott, es hat mich ganz verderbt
Author: Laurentius Laurenti
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Suggested tune: AUS TIEFER NOT

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 15 of 15)

Ausgewaehlte Psalmen und Lieder fuer kirchlichen und haeuslichen Gebrauch #d5

Deutsches Gesangbuch der Bisch. Methodisten-Kirche #d6

Gesangbuch der Evangelischen Gemeinschaft für öffentlichen und häuslichen Gottesdienst #d5

Gesangbuch zum Gottesdienstlichen und Haeuslichen Gebrauch in Mennoniten Gemeinden. 1. Aufl. #d5

Poetischer Himmelsweg, oder kleine, geistliche Lieder Sammlung ... 1. Aufl. #d5

Wolga Gesangbuch . . . der deutschen evangelischen Kolonien an den Wolga ... #d3

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