Chapter II (4)

Thus my longings, heavenward tending,
Jesus, rest alone on Thee;
Help me, thus on Thee depending,
Saviour! come and dwell in me;
Although all the world should forsake and forget Thee,
In love I will follow Thee, ne'er will I quit Thee;
Lord Jesus, both spirit and life is Thy Word,
And is there a joy which Thou dost not afford!

Wisdom's highest noblest treasure,
Jesus, lies concealed in Thee;
Grant that this may still the measure
Of my will and actions be,
Humility there and simplicity reigning,
In paths of true wisdom my steps ever training;
Oh! if I of Christ have this knowledge divine,
The fulness of heavenly wisdom is mine.

Christ, Thou art the sole Oblation
I will bring before my God;
In His sight is acceptation
Only through thy streaming Blood:
Immaculate righteousness I have acquired,
Since Thou on the tree of the Cross hast expired;
The robe of salvation for ever is mine,
In this shall my faith through eternity shine.

Let my soul, in full exemption,
Wake up in thy likeness now;
Thou art made to me redemption,
My sanctìfication thou.
What though all through life in good works I had striven,
For thy sake alone my reward should be given:
Oh! let me all perishing pleasures forego,
And thy life, O Jesus, alone let me know.

Where should else my hopes be centred?
Grace o'erwhelms me with its flood!
Thou, my Saviour, once hast entered
Holiest heaven through Thy Blood:
Eternal redemption for sinners there finding,
From hell's dark dominion my spirit unbinding,
To me perfect freedom thy entrance has brought,
Who childlike to cry "Abba, Father" am taught.

Christ Himself, my Shepherd, feeds me,
Peace and joy my spirit fill;
In a pasture green He leads me
Forth beside the waters still:
Oh! nought to my soul is so sweet and reviving,
As thus unto Jesus alone to be living;
True happiness this, and this only supplies,
Through faith on my Saviour to fasten my eyes.

Then, Lord Jesus, my Salvation,
Thou my One, my All shalt be;
Prove my fixed determination,
Root out all hypocrisy:
Look well if on sin's slippery paths I am hasting,
And lead me, O Lord, in the way everlasting;
This one thing is needful, all others are vain,
I count all but loss that I Christ may obtain.

Bibellied.

Mein Wort soll nicht wieder zu Mir leer kommen; sondern thun, das
Mir gefällt, und soll ihm gelingen, dazu Ich es sende.

Walte, walte nah und fern,
Allgewaltig Wort des Herrn,
Wo nur seiner Allmacht Ruf
Menschen für den Himmel schuf.

Wort vom Vater, der die Welt
Schuf und in den Armen hält,
Und der Sünder Trost und Rath
Zu uns hergesendet hat!

Wort von des Erlösers Huld,
Der der Erde schwere Schuld
Durch des heilgen Todes That
Ewig weggenommen hat!

Kräftig Wort von Gottes Geist,
Der den Weg zum Himmel weist,
Und durch seine heilge Kraft
Wollen und Vollbringen schafft!

Wort des Lebens, stark und rein,
Alle Völker harren dein:
Walte fort, bis aus der Nacht
Alle Welt zum Tag erwacht.

Auf zur Erndt in alle Welt!
Weithin wogt das reife Feld,
Klein ist noch der Schnitter Zahl,
Viel der Garben überall.

Herr der Erndte, gross und gut,
Weck zum Werke Lust und Muth:
Lass die Völker allzumal
Schauen deines Lichtes Stral.

Bible Hymn.

My word shall not return unto Me void; but it shall accomplish that
which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent
it.

_Isa._ lv. 11.

Far and near, almighty Word,
Spread the name of Christ the Lord;
Far and near extend your leaven,
Where there dwells an heir of heaven.

Word by God the Father sent,
Lord of all, Omnipotent!
Word for sinners' need supplied,
As their comfort and their guide!

Word of our Redeemer's grace,
Who, to save our sinful race,
Of our guilt to pay the price,
Gave Himself a Sacrifice!

Word of God the Spirit's might,
Who our heavenward course doth light,
Prompteth good, and by his breath
What He prompts accomplisheth.

Word of life, both pure and strong!
Word for which the heathen long!
Spread abroad, till out of night
All the world awake to light.

Up! for lo! earth's surface o'er
Waving fields with ripening store!
Countless sheaves are spread around,
Few, oh! few the reapers found!

Lord of Harvest, great and kind!
Rouse to action heart and mind;
Let the gathering nations all
See thy light, and hear thy call.

Ein Fels ewiglich.

Verlasset euch auf den Herrn ewiglich; denn Gott, der Herr, ist ein
Fels ewiglich.

Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott,
Ein gute Wehr und Waffen;
Er hilft uns frei aus aller Noth,
Die uns jetzt hat betroffen:
Der alt böse Feind,
Mit Ernst ers jetzt meint,
Gross Macht und viel List
Sein grausam Rüstung ist,
Auf Erd' ist nicht seins Gleichen.

Mit unser Macht ist nichts gethan,
Wir sind gar bald verloren;
Es streit für uns der rechte Mann,
Den Gott hat selbst erkoren;
Fragst du, wer der ist?
Er heisst Jesus Christ,
Der Herr Zebaoth,
Und ist kein ander Gott;
Das Feld muss Er behalten.

Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel wär
Und wollt uns gar verschlingen,
So fürchten wir uns nicht so sehr,
Es soll uns doch gelingen:
Der Fürst dieser Welt,
Wie saur er sich stellt,
Thut er uns doch nicht;
Das macht, er ist gericht,
Ein Wörtlein kann ihn fällen.

Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn,
Und kein Dank dazu haben;
Er ist bei uns wohl auf dem Plan
Mit seinem Geist und Gaben:
Nehmen sie den Leib,
Gut, Ehr, Kind und Weib:
Lass fahren dahin,
Sie habens kein Gewinn;
Das Reich muss uns doch bleiben!

Martin Luther. 1483-1546.

The Rock of Ages.

Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is
everlasting strength.

_Isa._ xxiv. 4.

A Fortress firm and stedfast Rock
Is God in time of danger,
A Shield and Sword in every shock,
From foe well known or stranger.
The old foe of man,
Intent on his plan,
With might and with craft
Still plies each deadly shaft;
His like earth saw not ever.

In our own might, so lost our plight,
Our arm no conquest gaineth;
That Righteous Man must win the fight
Whom God Himself ordaineth:
Thou askest His Name?
None else bears the same--
Christ Jesus the Lord,
As God of Hosts adored,
'Tis He must win the battle.

And were the world a hungry crew
Of devils all around us,
Their leaguered host we could subdue,
The thought need not confound us:
The world's vanquished prince
His doom had long since;
His fiercest array
One word of faith can fray,
In spite of threatening gesture.

Unharmed the Word shall yet remain--
For this no thanks they merit--
He aids us on our battle-plain
With his good gifts and Spirit.
Then take they our life,
Wealth, fame, child and wife:
No triumph they gain,
For all their boast is vain,
While ours is still the kingdom.

Der Morgenstern.

Ich bin die Wurzel des Geschlechts Davids, ein heller Morgenstern.

Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Voll Gnad und Wahrheit von dem Herrn!
Du süsse Wurzel Jesse,
Du Davids Sohn aus Jacobs Stamm,
Mein König und mein Bräutigam
Hast mir mein Herz besessen:
Lieblich,
Freundlich,
Schön und herrlich, Gross und ehrlich,
Reich von Gaben,
Ueber alles hoch erhaben!

O meine Perl, Du werthe Kron,
Wahr Gottes und Marien Sohn,
Ein hochgeborner König!
Mein Herz erfreut sich deiner Ehr;
Deins heilgen Wortes süsse Lehr
Ist lauter Milch und Honig:
Freudig
Sing ich
Hosianna! Himmlisch Manna,
Das wir essen,
Deiner kann ich nicht vergessen.

Geuss sehr tief in mein Herz hinein,
Du Gottes Licht und Himmelsschein,
Die Flamme deiner Liebe;
Und erfreu mich, dass ich doch bleib
Ein Glied an deinem heilgen Leib
In reinem Liebestriebe:
Nach Dir
Ist mir,
O holdselge Himmelslilje,
Aug und Herze
Hingerückt in süssem Schmerze.

Von Gott kommt mir ein Freudenlicht,
Wenn Du mit deinem Angesicht
Mich freundlich thust anblicken:
O Jesu, Du mein trautes Gut,
Dein Wort, dein Geist, dein Leib und Blut
Mich innerlich erquicken:
Nimm mich
Freundlich
In dein Anne, Das ich warme
Werd von Gnaden;
Auf dein Wort komm ich geladen.

Herr Gott Vater, mein starker Held,
Du hast mich ewig vor der Welt
In deinem Sohn geliebet;
Dein Sohn hat mich Ihm selbst vertraut,
Er ist mein Lieb, ich bin sein Braut,
Sehr hoch in Ihm erfreuet:
Ewges,
Selges,
Himmlisch Leben wird Er geben
Mir dort oben,
Ewig soll mein Herz Ihn loben.

Stimmt an der Jubellieder viel,
Und lasset süsses Saitenspiel
Ganz freudenreich erschallen,
Dass ich mit Jesu mög allein,
Dem wunderschönen Bräutgam mein,
In steter Liebe wallen:
Singet,
Springet,
Jubiliret, Triumphiret,
Dankt dem Herren,
Gross ist der König der Ehren.

Wie bin ich doch so herzlich froh,
Dass meine Lieb, das A und O,
Der Anfang und das Ende,
Er wird mich doch zu seinem Preis
Aufnehmen in das Paradeis,
Des will ich fröhlich sterben:
Amen!
Amen!
Komm Du schöne Freudenkrone,
Bleib nicht lange;
Deiner wart ich mit Verlangen.

Philipp Nicolai. 1556-1608.

The Morning Star.

I am the Root and Offspring of David, and the bright and Morning
Star.

_Rev._ xxii. 16.

How lovely now the Morning Star,
Sent forth by God from heaven afar,
With truth and mercy shineth!
Hail! Jesse's Root and Jacob's Rod,
Hail! David's Offspring, Son of God,
To Thee my heart inclineth:
Beauteous,
Bounteous,
Prince victorious, Great and glorious,
Freely giving,
High enthroned o'er all things living.

Hail! Son of Mary, Pearl and Crown,
Great Bridegroom, King of high renown,
Of royal race descended!
Thy glory fills my soul, O Lord;
The doctrine of thy Holy Word
Is milk and honey blended:
Glad praise
I raise;
Hail, Hosanna! Heavenly Manna,
Food sustaining
Faith that else might soon be waning.

Shed deep within this heart of mine,
Thou Holy Flame, Thou Light Divine,
True love by thine excited;
Thus let my love to thine respond,
Now joined to Thee in mystic bond,
A member close united:
In troth--
Heaven's growth,
Lily fairest, Purest, rarest--
Nought shall sever
Heart and eye from Thee for ever.

A joyful ray from heaven above
Shoots through me when thy look of love
Thou castest down with favour;
Lord Jesus Christ, my chiefest good,
Thy Word and Spirit, Flesh and Blood
Refresh me with their favour:
Let grace
Embrace,
Closely folding, Firmly holding,
Safe from falling,
Me who come at thine own calling.

O God the Father, God of might,
Ere yet the world came out of night,
Thou in thy Son didst love me;
Now safe beneath his shelter housed,
To Him in heavenly bonds espoused,
His love to love doth move me.
Joys pure
Endure
High in heaven, When 'tis given,
Tiring never,
Still to chant thy praise for ever.

Then hymns of tuneful gladness sing,
And wake to joy the sounding string,
For nought shall break this union;
Each heart with notes of triumph rouse,
Because with Christ, the Heavenly Spouse,
I live in blest communion.
The song
Prolong;
Jubilate! Exultate;
Spread the story,
Great is Christ the King of glory!

Now joy is come, and sorrow past;
Alpha, Omega, First and Last,
Of all the source and ending,
To Paradise my soul shall raise,
For evermore to sing his praise,
To death sure comfort lending.
Amen!
Amen!
My chief treasure, Crown and pleasure,
Wait no longer;
Evermore my love grows stronger.

Lobgesang. I.

Bringet her dem Herrn die Ehre seinen Namen.

Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut,
Dem Vater aller Güte,
Dem Gott, Der alle Wunder thut,
Dem Gott, Der mein Gemüthe
Mit seinem reichen Trost erfüllt,
Dem Gott, Der allen Jammer stillt:
Gebt unserm Gott die Ehre!

Es danken Dir die Himmelsheer
O Herrscher aller Thronen,
Und die auf Erden, Lust und Meer
In deinem Schatten wohnen.
Die preisen deine Schöpfermacht,
Die alles also wohl bedacht:
Gebt unserm Gott die Ehre!

Was unser Gott geschaffen hat,
Das will Er auch erhalten;
Darüber will Er früh und spat
Mit seiner Gnade walten:
In seinem ganzen Königreich
Ist alles recht, ist alles gleich:
Gebt unserm Gott die Ehre!

Ich rief dem Herrn in meiner Noth:
Ach Gott, vernimm mein Schreien!
Da half mein Helfer mir vom Tod,
Und liess mir Trost gedeihen:
Drum dank, ach Gott, drum dank ich Dir:
Ach danket, danket Gott mit mir,
Gebt unserm Gott die Ehre!

Der Herr ist noch und nimmer nicht
Von seinem Volk geschieden;
Er bleibet ihre Zuversicht,
Ihr Segen, Heil und Frieden:
Mit Mutterhänden leitet Er
Die Seinen stetig hin und her:
Gebt unserm Gott die Ehre!

Wenn Trost und Hülf ermangeln muss,
Die alle Welt erzeiget,
So kommt und hilft der Ueberfluss,
Der Schöpfer selbst, und neiget
Die Vateraugen denen zu,
Die sonsten nirgends finden Ruh:
Gebt unserm Gott die Ehre!

Ich will Dich all mein Lebelang,
O Gott, von nun an ehren;
Man soll, o Gott, dein Lobgesang
An allen Orten hören:
Mein ganzes Herz ermuntre sich,
Mein Seel und Leib, erfreue dich:
Gebt unserm Gott die Ehre!

Ihr, die ihr Christi Namen nennt,
Gebt unserm Gott die Ehre;
Ihr, die ihr Gottes Macht bekennt,
Gebt unserm Gott die Ehre:
Die falschen Götzen macht zu Spott,
Der Herr ist Gott! der Herr ist Gott!
Gebt unserm Gott die Ehre!

Johann Jacob Schütz. 1640-1690.

Hymn of Praise. I.

Ascribe unto the Lord the honour due unto his Name.

_Ps._ xcvi. 8.

Sing praise to God Who reigns above,
The God of all creation,
The God of power, the God of love,
The God of our salvation;
With healing balm my soul He fills,
And every faithless murmur stills;
To God all praise and glory!

The angel host, O King of kings,
Thy praise for ever telling,
In earth and sky all living things
Beneath thy shadow dwelling,
Adore the wisdom which could span,
And power which formed creation's plan;
To God all praise and glory!

What God's almighty power hath made
His gracious mercy keepeth;
By morning glow or evening shade,
His watchful eye ne'er sleepeth:
Within the Kingdom of his might,
Lo! all is just, and all is right:
To God all praise and glory!

I cried to God in my distress--
In mercy hear my calling--
My Saviour saw my helplessness,
And kept my feet from falling;
For this, Lord, thanks and praise to Thee!
Praise God, I say, praise God with me!
To God all praise and glory!

The Lord is never far away,
Throughout all grief distressing
An ever-present help and stay,
Our peace, and joy, and blessing.
As with a mother's tender hand,
He leads his own, his chosen band;
To God all praise and glory!

When every earthly hope has flown
From sorrow's sons and daughters,
Our Father from his heavenly throne
Beholds the troubled waters;
And at his Word the storm is stayed
Which made his children's hearts afraid;
To God all praise and glory!

Then all my gladsome way along,
I sing aloud Thy praises,
That men may hear the grateful song
My voice unwearied raises:
Be joyful in the Lord, my heart!
Both soul and body bear your part!
To God all praise and glory!

O ye who name Christ's holy Name,
Give God all praise and glory!
All ye who own his power, proclaim
Aloud the wondrous story!
Cast each false idol from his throne,
The Lord is God, and He alone;
To God all praise and glory!

Lobgesang. II.

Danket dem Herrn, denn Er ist freundlich:
Und feine Güte währet ewiglich.

Nun danket alle Gott
Mit Herzen, Mund und Händen,
Der grosse Dinge thut
An uns und allen Enden;
Der uns von Mutterleib
Und Kindesbeinen an
Unzählig viel zu gut
Und noch jetzund gethan.

Der ewig reiche Gott
Woll uns bei unserm Leben
Ein immer fröhlich Herz
Und edlen Frieden geben,
Und uns in seiner Gnad
Erhalten fort und fort,
Ja uns aus aller Noth
Erlösen hier und dort.

Lob, Ehr und Preis sei Gott,
Dem Vater und dem Sohne,
Und Dem der beiden gleich,
Im höchsten Himmelsthrone:
Dem dreimaleinen Gott,
Als Der ursprünglich war
Und ist und bleiben wird
Jetzund und immerdar.

Martin Rinckart. 1585-1649.

Hymn of Praise. II.

O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy
endureth for ever.

_Ps._ cxxxvi. 1.

Lift heart, and hands, and voice
To God's bright throne of glory;
In grateful songs rejoice,
And tell aloud the story,
How from our natal day
His mercies numberless
Have blest us on our way,
And still unnumbered bless.

The ever bounteous Lord,
Throughout our life's duration,
Wilt joy of heart afford,
Through hope of his salvation:
In trial's grievous hour
His Arm will hold us fast,
And from temptation's power
Will set us free at last.

To Father and to Son
Be praise and glory given,
And to that Holy One
Who reigns with them in heaven:
To God, the One in Three,
The God Who is, and was,
And evermore shall be:--
The One Eternal Cause!

SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHORS.

Angelus, Johann--1624-1677--whose real name was Scheffler, native of Breslau, physician in ordinary to the Emperor Ferdinand the Third. In the year 1653 he resigned this post, went over to the Church of Rome, and became a priest, having previously, by a singular fancy, assumed the name of Angelus.

Arndt, Ernst Moritz--1769-1860--born in the Isle of Rugen; in 1806 professor of philosophy at Greifswald, whole political writings so aroused the national spirit against the hated dominion of Napoleon, that they may be regarded as having mainly influenced the combination which eventually restored the independence of Germany. After the restoration, he was appointed professor of history at Bonn, in 1816; but in a few years having become an object of suspicion to the government, he was suspended, and ultimately deprived of his professorship. From being a writer of popular songs, he became a writer of sacred ones. His hymn "Geht nun hin und grabt mein Grab," must be reckoned one of the greatest gems of sacred poetry of the century.

Brandenburg, Luise Henriette, Electress of--1627-1667--the daughter of Frederick Henry, and wife of Frederick William, Princes of Orange. A Princess distinguished for her gentleness and charity. She was the foundress of the Oranienburg Orphan Asylum.

Brunswick, Anton Ulrich, Duke of--1633-1714--pupil of the learned Schottelius; a learned Prince, who was a popular writer of his time.

Bürde, Samuel Gottlieb--1753-?--native of Breslau, royal secretary to the board of finances at that place.

Fouqué, Friedrich Freiherr, de la Motte, born, in 1777, at Neubrandenberg. The worthy and distinguished descendant of the brave, intellectual, and pious general of Frederick the Great; he has given a beautiful and lasting memorial of his poetical spirit and his Christian mind, in the hymn "Was du vor tausend Jahren." He died at Halle in 1843.

Freylinghausen, Johann Anastasius--1670-1739--born at Gandersheim, in Wolfenbüttel; a clergyman, and director of the Orphan Asylum at Halle.

Gellert, Christian Fürchtegott--1715-1769--a Saxon, native of Haynichen, in Erzgebirge, and son of the minister of that place. He studied theology, in distressed circumstances, at Leipzig, but his bad health did not allow him to preach. He lived at Leipzig, and gave lectures (first as a master of arts and afterwards as extraordinary professor) on eloquence and moral philosophy, and gained as universally the reputation of an author and a pattern of pure taste, as he did love and esteem as a man and a Christian, by his integrity of conduct, and his unaffected piety and humility. Composing hymns was his favourite employment, in which, together with prayer, he spent the happiest hours of his life of suffering. All his hymns speak the simple Christian poet of the people, and many of them have lasting classic merit. His death, as was his life, was worthy of a Christian. When, in his last illness, his friends told him, in answer to his question, that the struggle between life and death might probably last an hour, he lifted up his hands with a cheerful countenance, exclaimed, "Now, God be praised, only an hour!" turned on his side, his eyes gleaming with joy, and gently breathed his last.

Gerhard, Paul--1606-1676--of Gräfenhaynichen, in the circle of the Electorate; the greatest of German hymn-writers. Scarcely had he attained his twelfth year, when the Thirty years' war broke out. Forced to quit his native land, he was appointed, in 1631, preacher at the Nicolai Church at Berlin, where he remained ten years, honoured and respected. But as his religious opinions differed from those of the King, he was ordered to quit the country. Utterly destitute, he and his wife directed their steps towards his native land, performing the journey on foot. When evening arrived, they sought repose at a little village inn, when his wife gave way to a burst of natural emotion. Gerhard reminded her of the text beginning "Commit thy way unto the Lord," and retiring to an arbour in the garden, he composed the hymn "Befiehl du deine Wege," for which of all others he is most celebrated. When they were about to retire to rest, two gentlemen entered the parlour in which they were seated. One of them, in conversing with the poet, told him they were on their way to Berlin, in search of the deposed clergyman, Paul Gerhard, by order of Duke Christian of Merseberg. Gerhard's wife turned pale, but he calmly declared he was the person they were seeking. Great was the astonishment of both husband and wife, when one of the strangers delivered to Gerhard a letter from the duke, informing him that he had settled a considerable pension on him, as a compensation for the injustice of which he had been a victim. Then Gerhard turned to his wife, and gave her the hymn he had composed, with the words "See how God provides! did I not bid you to trust in God and all would be well?"

Günther, Cyriacus--1650-1704--born at Goldbach, a preceptor in the Gymnasium at Gotha.

Heermann, Johann--1585-1647--a native of Silesia, born at Rauden, the son of a furrier, early destined for the Church by his pious mother. He was minister at Koban, in Fürstenthum Glogau, but his bad health obliged him to resign his appointment, and he spent the last thirteen years of his life at Lissa. Being much tried during the horrors of the Thirty years' war, in which he several times almost miraculously escaped being murdered, his mind became more spiritually enlightened through his bodily sufferings, in the midst of which he wrote the greater number of his hymns, which are a true picture of his pious, humble, and prayerful soul. He dedicated them "Seinen lieben Kindern" (to his dear children).

Lange, Ernst--1650-1727--of Dantzic, member of the town-council of that place. His hymns appeared in 1701.

Lavater, Johann Caspar--1741-1801--minister in his native town, Zuric; who, with many infirmities and peculiarities, was an active and sincere Christian, and a talented orator, writer, and sacred poet. He died, after having performed the most blessed actions, and having been tried with many afflicitons, which he bore with piety and constancy, in consequence of a fatal shot, which a French soldier maliciously aimed at him, after the storming of Zuric in 1799, as he was consoling and administering to the wants of the sufferers, in the streets. His hymns are numerous, and have been repeatedly printed.

Luther, Doctor Martin--1483-1546--born at Eisleben--the bold and uncompromising Reformer, whose simple yet vigorous hymns, full of evangelical doctrine, (for many of which he himself composed the tunes), found their way to the hearts of his countrymen; and had, perhaps, as much influence as his polemical writings in furthering the great work of the Reformation.

Meyfart, Johann Matthias--1590-1642--born at Wahlwinkel in the Duchy of Gotha, a learned and talented theologian. His hymn "Jerusalem, du hochgebaute Stadt," in point of simplicity and sweetness has few equals.

Neuss, Heinrich Georg--1664-1716--native of Elbingerode, superintendent[2] at Wernigerode. He published one hundred and thirty-four hymns in his "Hebopfer," (heave-offering).

[2]That is, in the Lutheran Church, one who has the ecclesiastical
direction of a certain district.

Nicolai, Philipp--1556-1608--a native of Waldeck, a learned theologian, and a parish priest a Hamburgh. His hymns "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," and "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern," with their incomparable tunes, will ever remain favourites with the German nation. The latter was, in earlier times, almost always sung at weddings, especially of the country people.

Oswald, Heinrich Siegmund--privy-counsellor at Breslau, who published, in 1793, "Gedichte und Lieder fürs Herz!" He lived to a great age. From the "Schwanen-lieder," (swan's songs) of this venerable old man, is taken "Wem in Leidenstagen."

Rambach, Johann--1693-1735--born at Halle, professor and superintendent at Giessen, a learned and truly pious man. His hymns combine the simplicity of the old with the fervour of the later school. They formed a much needed counterpoise to the preponderance of most hymn-writers of his day to sentimental and egotistic effusions.

Richter, Christian Friedrich--1676-1711--a distinguished and pious physician of Soran, in Lower Lusatia; he died in the prime of life, as he had himself predicted, while physician in the Orphan Asylum at Halle.

Rinckart, Martin--1585-1649--a Saxon of Eilenburg in Misnia, where he was an archdeacon. His hymn "Nun danket alle Gott," with the fine tune appropriated to it, has been called the national Te Deum of Germany.

Rist, Johann--1607-1667--of the province of Holstein, born at Ottensen, near Altona, member of the ecclesiastical council and minister at Wedel; one of the most celebrated and influential poets of his day. He was, in the pulpit, as well as in sacred verse, an earnest preacher of Christianity, and was consequently attacked by the zealots of his time, because he did not preach enough upon matters in dispute, and against erroneous doctrine. To this he replied, that, "In his parish there were scarcely two persons who held erroneous doctrine, but there were many who led sinful lives." He had great trials in his youth, and in his later years he suffered from pillage, pestilence, and all the horrors of war. "The blessed cross," he says, "has produced from me many hymns." Though a great number of his hymns were adopted by many churches even during his lifetime, he would never suffer them to be sung in his own church, with the exception of a Christmas hymn, which, on one occasion, he allowed the children of the school to practise, and to begin to sing on that festival, "Wenn das Volk aus der Kirche zu gehen beginnt," as the people were beginning to go out of church.

Sacer, Gottfried Wilhelm--1635-1699--a native of Naumburg, who was at his death an advocate and privy-counsellor at Wolfenbüttel, distinguished in his official duties by a strict conscientiousness, and the most unbounded benevolence. He wrote the greater number of his hymns whilst a student at the university of Greifswald. Only a part of them appeared during his lifetime: they were collected and published in 1714, and immediately procured him the reputation of a distinguished poet.

Schenk, Theodor--born at Alsfeld, died in 1727, whilst minister of the town of Giessen.

Schmolck, Benjamin--1672-1737--a Silesian born at Brauchitschdorf, minister at Schweidnitz; a man of great piety, and very influential in his day. Most of his hymns (and they were above a thousand in number) are distinguished by a truly poetical and peculiar genius. Their characteristic is a simplicity and sincerity, which emulates that of Paul Gerhard, but without his sublimity.

Schröder, Johann Heinrich--native of Calenberg; in 1696 he was minister at Magdeburg.

Schütz, Johann Jacob--1640-1690--native of Frankfort, an attorney and member of the council of that city. His one single hymn "Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut," appeared anonymously in 1673, and at once excited much interest, being ascribed to Hugo Grotius and others. It has ever since been considered one of the chief ornaments of German hymnology.

Tersteegen, Gerhard--1697-1769--born at Mörs; he resided at Mülheim an der Ruhr, as a ribbon-maker; a gentle heaven-inspired soul, whose hymns are the reflection of a heavenly, happy life, his mind being full of a childlike simplicity.

Wiesenmayer (or Wiedemayer), Burchard, the author, not otherwise known, of several hymns. The first line of his Morning Hymn is in imitation of Nicolai's more celebrated hymn, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern."

Wülffer, Daniel--1617-1685--born at Nuremburg, a professor and minister in that city. The hymn "O Ewigkeit, O Ewigkeit," is a serious and pious consideration of, and apostrophe to, Eternity, which in the last verse replies to man. The first seven verses, as far as the words "O lange Freud, O langes Leid," Wülffer found in an old hymn-book, perhaps that of Cologne; he improved them, and added the spirited conclusion.

Zihn, Johann Friedrich--1650-1719--Archdeacon at Suhla, in the province of Henneberg, of which place he was a native. He was the author of six hymns, of which "Gott lebet noch" is the best known.

Zwick, Johann--of Kostnitz, who died 1542; he was first a jurist, and afterwards a theologian and minister in his native city; a pious and learned man.

ALPHABETISCHES REGISTER.

Seite
Ach, was ist doch unsre Zeit? 134
Auf! auf! weil der Tag erschienen 22
Auf, schicke dich 38

Befiehl du deine Wege 160
Bei stiller Nacht 44

Da Jesus an des Kreuzes Stamm 56
Der Tag ist hin 18
Die goldne Sonne 12

Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott 226
Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld 106
Ein reines Herz, Herr, schaff in mir, 176
Eins ist Noth: ach Herr, dies Eine 216
Erhebt euch, frohe Jubellieder 78

Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud 148
Geht nun hin und grabt mein Grab 82
Gott, Den ich als Liebe kenne 190
Gott fähret auf gen Himmel 62
Gott lebet noch! 128
Guter Hirte, willst Du nicht 168

Halt im Gedächtniss Jesum Christ 110
Herzliebster Jesu, was hast Du verbrochen 50
Himmelan geht unsre Bahn 210
Hochheilige Dreieinigkeit 68

Ich singe Dir mit Herz und Mund 154
Ich will von meiner Missethat 204
Im Abend blinkt der Morgenstern 42

Jerusalem, du hochgebaute Stadt 100
Jesus lebt, mit Ihm auch ich 60

Keine Schönheit hat die Welt 144

Lebt, ihr Christen, so allhier auf Erden 96
Liebe, die Du mich zum Bilde 200
Liebster Jesu, hier sind wir 72

Mein Jesu, der Du vor dem Scheiden 74

Nach Dir, o Gott, verlanget mich 114
Nun danket alle Gott 238
Nun ruhen alle Wälder 8
Nun so will ich denn mein Leben 234
Nun tret ich wieder aus der Ruh 184

O Ewigkeit! O Ewigkeit! 138
O Geist des Herrn, nur deine Kraft 66
O Gott, Du frommer Gott 178
O Liebe Seele, könntst du werden 196

Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut 234
So hab ich obgesieget 86
Steil und dornig ist der Pfad 174

Wach auf, wach auf, du sichre Welt 30
Wachet auf! ruft uns die Stimme 26
Walte, walte nah und fern 222
Was Du vor tausend Jahren 170
Was Gott thut, das ist wohl gethan 124
Wem in Leidenstagen 188
Wer sind die vor Gottes Throne? 90
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern 2
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern 228
Wir singen Dir, Immanuel 34

Zeuch ein zu deinen Thoren 116

ALPHABETICAL INDEX.

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A Fortress firm and steadfast Rock 227
A holy, pure, and spotless Lamb 107
A new and contrite heart create 177
A thousand years have fleeted 171

Bear Jesus Christ the Lord in mind 111

Come, enter Thine own portal 117
Come forth, my heart, and seek delight 149
Come, tune your heart 39

Earth has nothing sweet or fair 145
Eternity! Eternity! 139

Far and near, almighty Word 223
From blest, unconscious sleep I wake again 185

Go! and let my grave be made 83
God liveth still! 129

Heavenward still our pathway tends 211
How lovely now the Morning-star 3
How lovely now the Morning-star 229

I sing to Thee with mouth and heart 155

Jerusalem! thou City towering high 101
Jesus lives! no longer now 61
Jesus, Lord, Thy servants see 73

Lift heart, and hands, and voice 239
Lo! God to heaven ascendeth! 63
Lo! my choice is now decided 215
Love, Who in the first beginning 201

Most high and holy Trinity! 69
My race is now completed 87

Now hushed are woods and waters 9

O fear not, Christians, that rough path to tread 97
O God, Whose attributes shine forth in turn 191
O Holy Ghost! thy heavenly dew 67
O Lord! I long thy face to see 115
O Lord, Who on that last sad eve 75
Oh! let him whose sorrow 189
One thing needful! then, Lord Jesus 217

Rise high, ye notes, a glad ovation 79

Seven Times our blessed Saviour spoke 57
Sing praise to God Who reigns above 235
Soul, while on earth thou still remainest 197
Steep and thorny is the way 175
Sunbeams all golden 13

The day is o'er 19
The Last of Days will come indeed 31
The wondering sages trace from far 43
Thou good and gracious God 179
To God thy way commending 161

Wake! the startling watchcry pealeth 27
Wake! the welcome Day appeareth 23
We sing to Thee, Emmanuel 35
What God bath done is done aright 125
What is human life below? 135
What laws, my blessed Saviour, hast Thou broken 51
Who are these, like stars appearing, 91
Wilt Thou not, my Shepherd true 169
With sorrow now for past misdeeds 205
Within a Garden's bound 45

INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

INHALTSVERZEICHNIS.

Seite
Morgenlied 2
Abendlied 8
Morgenlied 12
Abendlied 18
Adventlied. I. 22
Adventlied. II. 26
Adventlied. III. 30
Weihnachtslied, I. 34
Weihnachtslied. II. 38
Epiphaniaslied 42
Gethsemane 44
Lied für den Charfreitag. I. 50
Lied für den Charfreitag. II. 56
Osterlied 60
Himmelfahrtslied 62
Pfingstlied 66
Lied für die Trinitatiszeit 68
Tauflied 72
Lied zur Heiligen Communion 74
Trauungslied 78
Des Sterbenden Christens Lebewohl 82
Beim Begräbnis eines Kindes 86
Verklärte Heiligen 90
Christi Fusstapfen 96
Die Himmelsstadt 100
Das unschuldige Lamm 106
Aufsehend auf Jesum 110
Gottergebenheit 114
Anrufung des Heiligen Geistes 116
Gottvertrauen 124
Selbstgespräch eines Christen 128
Die Vergänglichkeit des Lebens 134
Ewigkeit 138
Sommerlied. I. 144
Sommerlied. II. 148
Gottes Vorsehung 154
Das Vertrauende Herz 160
Lied an dem Treuen Hirte 168
Christus unser Licht 170
Des Sieges Krone 174
Des Christen Gebet. I. 176
Des Christen Gebet. II. 178
Des Kranken Morgenlied 184
Trost des Traurenden 188
Der Leidensweg 190
Kindliches Gemüthe 196
Lied an dem Gott der Liebe 200
Das zerknirschte Herz 204
Himmelan! 210
Die gute Wahl 214
Eins ist noth 216
Bibellied 222
Ein Fels ewiglich 226
Der Morgenstern 228
Lobgesang. I. 234
Lobgesang. II. 238

INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

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Morning Hymn 3
Evening Hymn 9
Morning Hymn 13
Evening Hymn 19
Advent Hymn. I. 23
Advent Hymn. II. 27
Advent Hymn. III. 31
Christmas Hymn. I. 35
Christmas Hymn. II. 39
Epiphany Hymn 43
Gethsemane 45
Hymn for Good Friday. I. 51
Hymn for Good Friday. II. 57
Easter Hymn 61
Hymn for Ascension Day 63
Hymn for Whit-Sunday 67
Hymn for Trinity Sunday 69
Baptismal Hymn 73
Hymn for Holy Communion 75
Wedding Hymn 79
The dying Christian's Farewell 83
On the Burial of a Child 87
Saints in Glory 91
The Footprints of Christ 97
The Heavenly City 101
The Spotless Lamb 107
Looking unto Jesus 111
Devotedness to God 115
Invocation of the Holy Spirit 117
Trust in God 125
The Christian to his Soul 129
The shortness of Life 135
Eternity 139
Hymn for Summer. I. 145
Hymn for Summer. II. 149
God's Providence 155
The Trusting Heart 161
Hymn to the Good Shepherd 169
Christ our Light 171
The Crown of Victory 175
The Christian's Prayer. I. 177
The Christian's Prayer. II. 179
The Invalid's Morning Hymn 185
The Mourner's Consolation 189
The Path of Grief 191
Childlike Temper 197
Hymn to the God of Love 201
The Contrite Heart 205
Heavenward still! 211
The good choice 215
The one thing needful 217
Bible Hymn 223
The Rock of Ages 227
The Morning Star 229
Hymn of Praise. I. 235
Hymn of Praise. II. 239

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Transcriber's Notes

--Silently corrected some typos (note that the German included archaic
and modern spellings both.)

--Consistently included author and date on the same line, right justified
(the date had often been on a separate line)

--Consistently included scripture references on the next line, right
justified (some had been on the same line after a dash.)

--Re-ordered pages to present each hymn (German and English) as a unit
(the original showed German and English interlaced on facing pages.)

--Note that there is no source information about anonymous hymns in the
original book.