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Das Grab ist leer

Author: Matthias Claudius

Claudius, Matthias, son of Matthias Claudius, Lutheran pastor at Reinfeld in Holstein (near Lübeck), was born at Reinfeld, Aug. 15, 1740. An ancestor, who died as a Lutheran pastor in 1586, had Latinized his name, Claus Paulsen, to Claudius Pauli, and his descendants had adopted Claudius as their surname. Claudius entered the University of Jena, in 1759, as a student of theology, but being troubled with an affection of the chest, and finding little attraction in the Rationalism of Jena, he turned his attention to law and languages. After a short visit to Copenhagen, as private secretary to a Danish count, he joined in 1768 the staff of the Hamburg News Agency (Adress-Comptoirnachrichten). Removing to Wandsbeck, near Hamburg, he undertook i… Go to person page >

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First Line: Das Grab ist leer, das Grab ist leer, erstanden ist der Held
Title: Das Grab ist leer
Author: Matthias Claudius
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

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Allgemeine Lieder-Sammlung #63

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Deutsches Gesang- und Choralbuch #a139

Deutsches Gesangbuch der Bisch. Methodisten-Kirche #d67

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Deutsches Gesangbuch #139

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Deutsches Gesangbuch #139

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Deutsches Lieder- und Melodienbuch #80

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Die allgemeine Lieder-Sammlung zum privat und öffentlichen Gottes-Dienst #63

Gesang und Melodienbuch #d72

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Gesänge für Sonntag-Schulen #61

Glaubens-Lieder #d80

Harfen-Klaenge #d33

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Jubeltöne #117a

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Jubeltöne #117a

Kirchenbuch der Ev.- Luth.-Christus Gemeinde, in New York #d104

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Kleiner Liederschatz #36

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Liederlust #57

Neue Sammlung von Psalmen, Lobgesaengen und Geistlichen Liedern ... der Alten Brueder ... #d38

Sammlung von geistlichen Liedern ... kirchlicher und haeuslichen Gottesdienst #d38

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Sänger-Bote #23

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Sänger-Bote #23

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Sonntagsschul-Gesangbuch der Reformirten Kirche in den Vereinigten Staaten #50

Sonntagsschul-Gesangbuch der Reformirten Kirchen in den Vereinigten Staaten #d29

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Sonntagsschulharfe #43

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