Die Immerwährende Schöpfung

Im Anfang war's auf Erden nur finster, wüst und leer

Author: Matthias Claudius
Tune: [Im Anfang war's auf Erden]
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Author: Matthias Claudius

Claudius, Matthias, son of Matthias Claudius, Lutheran pastor at Reinfeld in Holstein (near Lübeck), was born at Reinfeld, Aug. 15, 1740. An ancestor, who died as a Lutheran pastor in 1586, had Latinized his name, Claus Paulsen, to Claudius Pauli, and his descendants had adopted Claudius as their surname. Claudius entered the University of Jena, in 1759, as a student of theology, but being troubled with an affection of the chest, and finding little attraction in the Rationalism of Jena, he turned his attention to law and languages. After a short visit to Copenhagen, as private secretary to a Danish count, he joined in 1768 the staff of the Hamburg News Agency (Adress-Comptoirnachrichten). Removing to Wandsbeck, near Hamburg, he undertook i… Go to person page >

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First Line: Im Anfang war's auf Erden nur finster, wüst und leer
Title: Die Immerwährende Schöpfung
Author: Matthias Claudius
Language: German
Refrain First Line: Alle gute Gabe kommt oben her
Copyright: Public Domain

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