Nun ruhet in den Wäldern

Nun ruhet in den Wäldern

Author: Paul Gerhard
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: Paul Gerhard

Paul Gerhardt (b. Gräfenheinichen, Saxony, Germany, 1607; d. Lubben, Germany, 1676), famous author of Lutheran evangelical hymns, studied theology and hymnody at the University of Wittenberg and then was a tutor in Berlin, where he became friends with Johann Crüger. He served the Lutheran parish of Mittenwalde near Berlin (1651-1657) and the great St. Nicholas' Church in Berlin (1657-1666). Friederich William, the Calvinist elector, had issued an edict that forbade the various Protestant groups to fight each other. Although Gerhardt did not want strife between the churches, he refused to comply with the edict because he thought it opposed the Lutheran "Formula of Concord," which con­demned some Calvinist doctrines. Consequently, he was r… Go to person page >

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First Line: Nun ruhet in den Wäldern
Author: Paul Gerhard
Language: German

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Die Gemeinschaftliche Liedersammlung #168

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Die Gemeinschaftliche Liedersammlung #168

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Neuestes Gemeinschaftliches Gesangbuch #487

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