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Mein Gott hat mich erkoren

Mein Gott hat mich erkoren

Author: H. L. von Hayn
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: H. L. von Hayn

Hayn, Henrietta Luise von, daughter of Georg Heinrich von Hayn, master of the hounds to the Duke of Nassau, was born at Idstein, Nassau, May 22, 1724. In 1746 she was formally received into the Moravian community at Herrnhaag. There, and, after the dissolution of this community, at Grosshennersdorf, and, after 1751 at Herrnhut, she was engaged as teacher in the Girls' School; and after 1766 in caring for the invalid sisters of the community. She died at Herrnhut, Aug. 27, 1782. (Koch, vi. 443-447; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, xi. 1.58, &c.) She was a gifted hymnwriter. A fervent love to Christ pervades her produc¬tions; and they are remarkably free from the unpleasant sentimentalism and that dwelling on the physical details of our Lord'… Go to person page >

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First Line: Mein Gott hat mich erkoren
Author: H. L. von Hayn
Copyright: Public Domain
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Lieder für Kinder Gottes zur Erbauung, Ermahnung und Einladung #d127

Lieder für Kinder Gottes zur Erbauung, Ermahnung und Einladung #d127

Perlen der Wahrheit #d25

Perlen der Wahrheit #d25
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