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Come my soul, in joy array thee

Come my soul, in joy array thee

Author: Johann Franck
Published in 1 hymnal


Author: Johann Franck

Johann Franck (b. Guben, Brandenburg, Germany, 1618; d. Guben, 1677) was a law student at the University of Köningsberg and practiced law during the Thirty Years' War. He held several positions in civil service, including councillor and mayor of Guben. A significant poet, second only to Paul Gerhardt in his day, Franck wrote some 110 hymns, many of which were published by his friend Johann Crüger in various editions of the Praxis Pietatis melica. All were included in the first part of Franck’s Teutsche Gedichte bestehend im geistliche Sion (1672). Bert Polman… Go to person page >

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First Line: Come my soul, in joy array thee
German Title: Schmücke dich, o liebe seele
Author: Johann Franck
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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The Christian Hymnal, Hymns with Tunes for the Services of the Church #179

The Christian Hymnal, Hymns with Tunes for the Services of the Church #179
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