Dober, Martin, b. Nov. 23, 1703, at Monchsroth, d. Dec. 9, 1748, at Herrnhaag, near Büdingen.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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CONVERSE (also "Erie", named for the city in Pennsylvania where the composer lived for many years) was written in 1868 and published two years later in his Silver Wings under the pseudonym Karl Reden. The tune has also been called "Friendship."
–Hymnal Companion to the Lutheran Book of Worship
Display Title: O, daß ich der Sünde sterbenFirst Line: O, daß ich der Sünde sterbenTune Title: [O, daß ich der Sünde sterben]Author: Martin DoberDate: 1886