Auf den Nebel folgt die Sonn

Author: Paul Gerhardt

Paul Gerhardt (b. Gräfenheinichen, Saxony, Germany, 1607; d. Lubben, Germany, 1676), famous author of Lutheran evangelical hymns, studied theology and hymnody at the University of Wittenberg and then was a tutor in Berlin, where he became friends with Johann Crüger. He served the Lutheran parish of Mittenwalde near Berlin (1651-1657) and the great St. Nicholas' Church in Berlin (1657-1666). Friederich William, the Calvinist elector, had issued an edict that forbade the various Protestant groups to fight each other. Although Gerhardt did not want strife between the churches, he refused to comply with the edict because he thought it opposed the Lutheran "Formula of Concord," which con­demned some Calvinist doctrines. Consequently, he was r… Go to person page >

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First Line: Auf den Nebel folgt die Sonn
Author: Paul Gerhardt
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

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Deutsches Liederbuch #2

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch #291

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Gesangbuch der Zionsgemeinde zu Baltimore #136

Gesangbuch in welchem ein Sammlung geistreicher Lieder befindlich #d54

Gesangbuch #ad54

Kirchenbuch der Ev.- Luth.-Christus Gemeinde, in New York #d57

Kirchenbuch für Evangelisch-Lutherische Gemeinden #d38

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Kirchenbuch für Evangelisch-Lutherische Gemeinden #382

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Kirchenbuch für Evangelisch-Lutherische Gemeinden #382

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Kirchenbuch für Evangelisch-Lutherische Gemeinden #382

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Kropper Gesang- und Liederbuch #141

Neu-vermehrt- und vollständiges Gesang-Buch #7

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Paulus Gerhardt's Geistliche Lieder #87

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