Heil'ger Geist, du Himmelslehrer

Heil'ger Geist, du Himmelslehrer

Author: Cyriakus Guenther
Published in 7 hymnals

Author: Cyriakus Guenther

Günther, Cyriacus, was born Jan. 15, 1649, at Goldbach, near Gotha. After study¬ing at the Gymnasium of Gotha, and the University of Jena, he became First-form master at Eisfeld, Sachse-Meiningen; and then Third-form master in the Gymnasium at Gotha. He died at Gotha in the beginning of Oct. 1704 (Koch, iv. 263-9; Bode, p. 81). His son, who was clerk of St. George's Church at Glaucha, possessed a manuscript collection of some 30 hymns by his father; and from this he allowed Freylinghausen to select 10 for his Neues geistreiches Gesang-Buch, 1714. These are above the average in merit, and Scriptural and good in style. Two have passed into English:— i. Bringt her dem Herren Lob und Ehr. Praise and Thanksgiving. 1714, No. 556, in 7 stan… Go to person page >

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First Line: Heil'ger Geist, du Himmelslehrer
Author: Cyriakus Guenther
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

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Die Kleine Geistliche Harfe der Kinder Zions #75

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Die Kleine Geistliche Harfe der Kinder Zions #75

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