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Ach treuer Gott, ich ruf zu Dir

Author: David Denicke

Denicke, David, son of B. D. Denicke, Town Judge of Zittau, Saxony, was born at Zittau, January 31, 1603. After studying philosophy and law at the Universities of Wittenberg and Jena, he was for a time tutor of law at Königsberg, and, 1624-1628, travelled in Holland, England and France. In 1629 he became tutor to the sons of Duke Georg of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and under father and sons held various important offices, such as, 1639, the direction of the foundation of Bursfeld, and in 1642 a member of the Consistory at Hannover. He died at Hannover, April 1, 1680 (Koch, iii. 237; Bode, p. 58). His hymns, which for that time were in good taste, and are simple, useful, warm, and flowing, appeared in the various Hannoverian hymnbooks, 1646-1659,… Go to person page >

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First Line: Ach treuer Gott, ich ruf zu Dir
Author: David Denicke
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

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Das Geistliche Saitenspiel #290

Deutsches Christliches Gesangbuch der Amischen Christlichen Kirche #d6

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Gesangbuch für Gemeinden des Evangelisch-Lutherischen Bekenntnisses #432

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Gesangbuch für Gemeinden des Evangelisch-Lutherischen Bekenntnisses (14th ed.) #432

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Gesangbuch mit Noten #363

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Gesangbuch mit Noten #363

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