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Was ist die Macht, was ist die Kraft

Author: Ernst Moritz Arndt

Arndt, Ernst Moritz, son of Ludwig Nicolaus Arndt, estate manager for Count Putbus, in the island of Rugen, was b. at Schoritz in Rugen, Dec. 26, 1769. After studying at the Universities of Greifswald and Jena, where he completed his theological course under Paulus, he preached for two years as a candidate, but in 1798 abandoned theology. After a pedestrian tour through South Germany, Hungary, Northern Italy, France, and Belgium, he became, at Easter 1800, lecturer at the University of Greifswald, and in 1805 professor of history there. But in 1806, lamenting over the tyranny of France, he wrote his fiery Gent der Zeit (pt. ii. 1809, iii. 1813, iv. 1818) which awakened the patriotism of his countrymen, but drew on him the hatred of Napoleon… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Was ist die Macht, was ist die Kraft
Author: Ernst Moritz Arndt
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain
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Notes

Was ist die Macht, was ist die Kraft. [Holy Scripture.] Written in 1818, and first published 1819 (No. 30) in 6 stanzas of 6 lines, and included in Hofer's Pilgerharfe, Basel, 1863, No. 31. Translations: (1) "What is the Christian's power and might?" by R. Massie, in the British Herald, April, 1865, p. 61. (2) " What is the Christian soldier's might, What is," by R. Massie in the Day of Rest, 1878, vol. viii. p. 335. - John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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349 Lieder fuer Schule und Haus in den Vereinigsten Staaten #d251
Concordia-Kinderchoere #d190
Deutsches Lieder- und Melodienbuch, mit einem Anhang englisher Lieder #d359
Evangeliums-Lieder 1 und 2 (Gospel Hymns) #342Page Scan
Gesang und Melodienbuch: der Bischoeflichen Methodisten-kirche #d625
Kleine Missionsharfe im Kirchen- und Volkston festliche und ausserfestliche Kreise. l7th ed. #d146
Liederbuch fuer Sonntagsschulen #d217
Psalterlust fuer die Christliche Jugend #d241
Sonntags-Schul-Harfe: sammlung drei- und vierstimmiger Lieder, Choräle und Responsorien: der Jugend der deutschen evang.-lutherischen Kirche in Amerika #d156
Sonntags-Schul-Harfe: sammlung drei- und vierstimmiger Lieder, Choräle und Responsorien: der Jugend der deutschen evang.-lutherischen Kirche in Amerika (Neuestes Aufl.) #202Page Scan
Sonntagsschul-Gesangbuch der Reformirten Kirche in den Vereinigten Staaten #105Page Scan
Sonntagsschul-Gesangbuch der Reformirten Kirchen in den Vereinigten Staaten #d275
The Selah Song Book (Das Sela Gesangbuch) #d756
Unser Liederbuch, die schoensten Lieder fuer Schule, Sonntagsschule und Familie #d382
Unser Liederhort. I Teil. Sammlung auserlesener Lieder ... #d301
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