Ich will den Herrn loben allezeit

Wie ist doch ohne Maß und Ziel

Author: Karl Johann Philipp Spitta
Published in 6 hymnals

Author: Karl Johann Philipp Spitta

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 >

Text Information

First Line: Wie ist doch ohne Maß und Ziel
Title: Ich will den Herrn loben allezeit
Author: Karl Johann Philipp Spitta
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

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Der Neue Kleine Psalter #49

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Deutsches Lieder- und Melodienbuch #446

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Liederlust und Psalter mit Anhang #210

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Psalter und Harfe #12

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Sonntagsschul-Gesangbuch der Reformirten Kirche in den Vereinigten Staaten #200

Sonntagsschul-Gesangbuch der Reformirten Kirchen in den Vereinigten Staaten #d300

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