Ich weiß, dass mein Erlöser lebt

Ich weiß, dass mein Erlöser lebt, Er hält die Stätte mir bereit

Author: H. A. Merrill; Translator: W. Rauschenbusch
Tune: [I know that my Redeemer lives] (51721)
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: H. A. Merrill

Rv Henry A Merrill USA 1816-1883. Born in Utica, NY, the son of an influential printer, he was an evangelical industrialist who contributed to the development of AR & GA. He began working at the Oneida textile factory in Whitesboro, NY, at age 14. He participated in the religious movement of ‘The Second Great Awakening’, and he attended the abolitionist Oneida Institute in Whitesboro. In 1839 he left NY to work in Roswell, GA, managing the Roswell Mfg. Co., owned by the city founder, Roswell King. In 1841 he married Elizabeth Pye Magill, daughter of a wealthy GA planter family, whose brother, Charles A Magill, later became his business partner in AR. They had no children. While in Roswell, GA, Merrell became close to the Smith f… Go to person page >

Translator: W. Rauschenbusch

(no biographical information available about W. Rauschenbusch.) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Ich weiß, dass mein Erlöser lebt, Er hält die Stätte mir bereit
Title: Ich weiß, dass mein Erlöser lebt
English Title: I Know That My Redeemer Lives
Author: H. A. Merrill
Translator: W. Rauschenbusch
Language: German
Refrain First Line: D'rum, wenn die Welt mir lockt und lacht
Copyright: Public Domain

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Evangeliums-Lieder 1 und 2 (Gospel Hymns) #130

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Evangeliums-Lieder 1 und 2 #130

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Gemeinschafts-Lieder. 7th ed. #43

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