Spitta, Carl Johann Philipp, D.D., was born Aug. 1, 1801, at Hannover, where his father, Lebrecht Wilhelm Gottfried Spitta, was then living, as bookkeeper and teacher of the French language. In his eleventh year Spitta fell into a severe illness, which lasted for four years, and so threw him back that his mother (the father died in 1805) abandoned the idea of a professional career, and apprenticed him to a watchmaker. This occupation did not prove at all congenial to him, but he would not confess his dislike, and his family were ignorant of it till an old friend, who was trying to comfort him after the death of a younger brother, discovered his true feelings. The younger brother had been preparing for ordination, and so Carl was now invited… Go to person page >
Display Title: O welch fromme, schoen Sitte Ist es, zu redenFirst Line: O welch fromme, schoen Sitte Ist es, zu redenAuthor: Carl Johann Philipp SpittaDate: 1854
Display Title: O welch fromme schön SitteFirst Line: O welch fromme schön SitteTune Title: [O welch fromme schön Sitte]Author: K. J. P. SpittaDate: 1894
Display Title: O welch fromme, schoen Sitte Ist es, zu reden, Herr, von dirFirst Line: O welch fromme, schoen Sitte Ist es, zu reden, Herr, von dirAuthor: Carl Johann Philipp SpittaDate: 1888
Display Title: O welche fromme, schöne SitteFirst Line: O welche fromme, schöne SitteTune Title: [O welche fromme, schöne Sitte]Author: Karl Johann Philipp Spitta, 1801-1859Date: 1892
Display Title: O welche fromme, schöne SitteFirst Line: O welche fromme, schöne SitteTune Title: [O welche fromme, schöne Sitte]Author: Karl Johann Philipp SpittaDate: 1928
Display Title: O welch fromme, schoen Sitte Ist es, zu redenFirst Line: O welch fromme, schoen Sitte Ist es, zu redenAuthor: Carl Johann Philipp SpittaDate: 1877
Display Title: O welche fromme, schöne SitteFirst Line: O welche fromme, schöne SitteTune Title: [O welche fromme, schöne Sitte]Author: K. J. P. SpittaDate: 1912
Display Title: O welche fromme schöne SitteFirst Line: O welche fromme schöne SitteTune Title: [O welche fromme schöne Sitte]Author: C. P. SpittaDate: 1890
Display Title: O welche fromme schöne SitteFirst Line: O welche fromme schöne SitteTune Title: [O welche fromme schöne Sitte]Author: C. P. SpittaDate: 1893