O come, little children, [O] come, one and [come] all (Lessel)

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O come, little children, [O] come, one and [come] all (Lessel)

Translator: W. M. Lessel; Author: Christoph von Schmid
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Translator: W. M. Lessel

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Author: Christoph von Schmid

Johann Christoph von Schmidt DT Germany 1768-1854. Born at Dinkelsbuhl, Bavaria, Germany, the oldest of nine children and son of a civil servant who worked for the Teutonic Order, he received private lessons in the monastery and attended Catholic Latin school for two years, then attended the Dillingen high school, afterward tutoring for a wealthy family. He enrolled in the Episcopal University in Dillingen and studied philosphy for two years, then theology for four years. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1791. He served as parish vicar in Nassenbeuren, then chaplain at Seeg. In 1796, when he was placed as the head of a large school in Thannhausen, where he taught for many years. From 1816-1826 he was parish priest at Obersta… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O come, little children, [O] come, one and [come] all (Lessel)
Translator:	W. M. Lessel
Author:	Christoph von Schmid
Publication Date:	1956
Copyright:	This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1956.