Endlich, endlich wirst auch du

Endlich, endlich wirst auch du

Author: Meta Heusser-Schweitzer
Published in 6 hymnals

Author: Meta Heusser-Schweitzer

Heusser-Schweizer, Meta, daughter of Diethelm Schweizer, pastor of the Reformed Church at Hirzel near Zurich, was born at Hirzel, April 6, 1797, and was married in 1821, to Johann Jakob Heusser, a physician at Hirzel. Dr. Heusser died at Hirzel in 1859, and his widow continued to reside there till her death on January 2, 1876 (Koch, vii. 377-381; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, xii. 339, 340). She was of a true poetic genius, and may fairly be regarded as the most important of modern German female sacred poets. The Holy Scriptures and the mountain scenery of her lonely home were the chief sources of her poetic inspiration. She was trained in the school of affliction, and her poems breathe the spirit of deep and sincere piety and childlike… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Endlich, endlich wirst auch du
Author: Meta Heusser-Schweitzer
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 6 of 6)
Page Scan

Evangelisches Gesangbuch #556

Page Scan

Deutsches Gesang- und Choralbuch #a500

Page Scan

Deutsches Gesangbuch #500

Page Scan

Deutsches Gesangbuch #500

Gesang und Melodienbuch #d122

Suggestions or corrections? Contact us