Dein Wort, o Herr, ist milder Tau

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Dein Wort, o Herr, ist milder Tau

Author: Carl Bernhard Garve
Tune: WAS GOTT TUT
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	Six General Hymn Improvisations, Set 1

Author: Carl Bernhard Garve

Garve, Carl Bernhard, was born Jan. 24, 1763, at Jeinsen, near Hannover, where his father was a farmer. He was educated at the Moravian schools in Zeist, and Neuwied, at their Pädagogium at Niesky, and their Seminary at Barby. In 1784 he was appointed one of the tutors at Niesky, and in 1789 at Barby; but as his philosophical lectures were thought rather unsettling in their tendency, he was sent, in 1797, to arrange the documents of the archive at Zeist. After his ordination as diaconus of the Moravian church, he was appointed, in 1799, preacher at Amsterdam; in 1801 at Ebersdorf (where he was also inspector of the training school); in 1809 at Berlin; and in 1816 at Neusalza on the Oder. Feeling the burden of years and infirmities he resig… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Dein Wort, o Herr, ist milder Tau
Author:	Carl Bernhard Garve
Language:	German
Publication Date:	1862
Notes:	Polish translation: See "Twe Słowo rosą jest dla dusz"; Swahili translation: See "Neno lako Bwana wetu"
Copyright:	Public Domain

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WAS GOTT TUT

WAS GOTT TUT is usually attributed to Severus Gastorius (b. Ottern, near Weimar, Germany, 1646; d. Jena, Germany, 1682), who presumably composed the tune during a convalescence in 1675 (see above). The tune was published in Ausserlesenes Weimarisches Gesangbuch (1681). Educated at the University of…

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