Mein Erlöser! schaue doch

Author: Gerhard Tersteegen

Tersteegen, Gerhard, a pious and useful mystic of the eighteenth century, was born at Mörs, Germany, November 25, 1697. He was carefully educated in his childhood, and then apprenticed (1715) to his older brother, a shopkeeper. He was religiously inclined from his youth, and upon coming of age he secured a humble cottage near Mühlheim, where he led a life of seclusion and self-denial for many years. At about thirty years of age he began to exhort and preach in private and public gatherings. His influence became very great, such was his reputation for piety and his success in talking, preaching, and writing concerning spiritual religion. He wrote one hundred and eleven hymns, most of which appeared in his Spiritual Flower Garden (1731). He… Go to person page >

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First Line: Mein Erlöser! schaue doch
Author: Gerhard Tersteegen
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

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HURSLEY

HURSLEY is a Protestant French Huguenot melody by an anonymous composer.

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Das Geistliche Saitenspiel #329

Davidisches Psalter-Spiel der Kinder Zions #d596

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Ein Unpartheyisches Gesang-Buch #254

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Ein Unpartheyisches Gesang-Buch #254

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch #178

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch #178

Gesang und Melodienbuch #d424

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Gesangbuch in Mennoniten-Gemeinden in Kirche und Haus (4th ed.) #204

Gesangbuch in welchem ein Sammlung geistreicher Lieder befindlich #d377

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Gesangbuch mit Noten #341

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Gesangbuch mit Noten #341

Gesangbuch #ad377

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Gesangbuch #201

Unpartheyisches Gesang-Buch #254

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Unpartheyisches Gesang-Buch #254

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