Der Herr ermahnt uns zum Gebet

Der Herr ermahnt uns zum Gebet

Author: Ernst Lange
Tune: ROTHWELL (Tans'ur)
Published in 4 hymnals

Author: Ernst Lange

Lange, Ernst, was born at Danzig, Jan. 3, 1650, where his father, Matthias Lange, was in the service of the Senate. He was for some time secretary in Danzig, and thereafter in Warsaw. In 1691 he was appointed judge in the Altstadt of Danzig, and in 1694 senator. He died at Danzig, Aug. 20, 1727 (Bode, p. 103; Allegemeine Deutsche Biographie, xvii. 623, &c). After a visit to the Netherlands in 1698, Lange allied himself with the Mennonites and Pietists in Danzig, and came into conflict with the Lutheran clergy. His hymns were mostly written about the time when the pestilence visited Danzig, in 1710, and principally appeared in his LXI. Gott geheiligte Stunden, without place or date of publication., but probably at Danzig, 1711 (Preface dated… Go to person page >

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First Line: Der Herr ermahnt uns zum Gebet
Author: Ernst Lange
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

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Allgemeine Lieder-Sammlung #180

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Die Psalmen Davids #337

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Gesangbuch der Bischöflichen Methodisten-Kirche #194

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