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Herr Jesu Christ, o Gottes Lamm, du Held und Fürst aus Davids Stamm

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Author: John Dreisbach

Dreisbach, John (or Johannes). (Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania, 1789--1871). Evangelical. Self-educated, proficient in both German and English. Licensed at age 17, was assistant to Albright, the founder of his denomination. Was leader of his denomination from 1808: secretary of Conference, presiding elder 1814, publishing agent 1820. With Henry Niebel compiled Das Geistliche Saitenspiel (1817), with Daniel Bertolet compiled Eine Sammlung Neuer Geistlicher Lieder (1821), which included many of his own hymns. Wrote or translated 31 of the 149 hymns in the extremely popular and persistent Geistlich Viole (1818), which has been described as the most important German-language hymnbook of the pre-Civil War period. Dreisbach's purchase (at a cost… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Herr Jesu Christ, o Gottes Lamm, du Held und Fürst aus Davids Stamm
Author: John Dreisbach
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

OLD HUNDREDTH

This tune is likely the work of the composer named here, but has also been attributed to others as shown in the instances list below. According to the Handbook to the Baptist Hymnal (1992), Old 100th first appeared in the Genevan Psalter, and "the first half of the tune contains phrases which may ha…

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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 11 of 11)
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Allgemeine Lieder-Sammlung #49

Allgemeine Lieder-Sammlung #49
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Die allgemeine Lieder-Sammlung zum privat und öffentlichen Gottes-Dienst #49

Die allgemeine Lieder-Sammlung zum privat und öffentlichen Gottes-Dienst #49

Die Geistliche Viole #d35

Die Geistliche Viole #d35
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Die Geistliche Viole #100

Die Geistliche Viole #100
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Die Geistliche Viole #139

Die Geistliche Viole #139

Die Geistliche Viole #d50

Die Geistliche Viole #d50
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Evangelisches Gesangbuch mit vierstimmigen Melodien #283[801]

Evangelisches Gesangbuch mit vierstimmigen Melodien #283[801]
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Evangelisches Gesangbuch #G139

Evangelisches Gesangbuch #G139
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Evangelisches Gesangbuch #G139

Evangelisches Gesangbuch #G139

Gesangbuch der Evangelischen Gemeinschaft für öffentlichen und häuslichen Gottesdienst #d321

Gesangbuch der Evangelischen Gemeinschaft für öffentlichen und häuslichen Gottesdienst #d321
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Gesangbuch der Evangelischen Gemeinschaft #649

Gesangbuch der Evangelischen Gemeinschaft #649
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