All men, alas, are dead, O Lord

All men, alas, are dead, O Lord

Author: David Denicke; Translator: J. T. Mueller
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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 >

Translator: J. T. Mueller

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First Line: All men, alas, are dead, O Lord
German Title: Wir Menschen sind zu dem, o Gott
Translator: J. T. Mueller
Author: David Denicke
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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