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Author: August Berens Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Seht, wie so hell und prächtig Refrain First Line: Schalle, schalle, schalle süßer Klang Used With Tune: [Seht, wie so hell und prächtig]

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[Seht, wie so hell und prächtig]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. F. Rosche Incipit: 51234 31667 17654 Used With Text: Weihnachtslied

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Weihnachtslied

Author: August Berens Hymnal: Perlen und Blüthen #143 (1890) First Line: Seht, wie so hell und prächtig Refrain First Line: Schalle, schalle, schalle süßer Klang Languages: German Tune Title: [Seht, wie so hell und prächtig]

Weihnachtslied

Author: August Berens Hymnal: Perlen und Bluethen. Liederbuch zum Gebrauch in der Deutsch-AmerikanischenSonntags-Schule. 2. verbesserte Auflage #d141 (1892) First Line: Seht, wie so hell und pr'chtig Refrain First Line: Schalle, schalle, schalle suesser Klang

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Geo. F. Rosche

1855 - 1935 Composer of "[Seht, wie so hell und prächtig]" in Perlen und Blüthen George F. Rosche In the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, Rosche was publishing Gospel songs books, in German and English, in Chicago, Illinois. His works include: Perlen und Blüthen, with C. A. Weiss (Chicago, Illinois, 1890) Songs of Praise and Worship, (Chicago, Illinois, 1913) Music-- Children’s Praise Crown Him Have Faith in God He Keepeth Me, Ever Homeland, The Homeland of Jesus I’m Nearer My Home Lord, My Heart Is Rested Mercy at the Cross Resting in the Arms of Jesus Some Day, Somewhere There Never Was a Friend Like Jesus --hymntime.com/tch

August Johann Berens

1843 - 1908 Person Name: August Berens Author of "Weihnachtslied" in Perlen und Blüthen Berens, August. (Hamburg, Germany, October 30, 1843--January 12, 1908, Niles Center, Illinois). He attended the Missionhaus at Barmen, Germany, ca. 1859-1862, and then did post-graduate study at Tübingen, ca. 1862-1863. Coming to the United States, he was a missionary pastor for the Evangelical Synod of North America on the western frontier, especially in Wisconsin and Minnesota. He was pastor in Washington, Missouri, 1878-1887, and of St. Peter's Church, Elmhurst, Illinois, 1887-1906. He was the author of Frülingsboten: Gedichte (St. Charles, Illinois, 1889) and Frisch und fromm: Ein Kinderbüchlein mit Gedichten, Liedern, und Sprüchen (St. Louis, n.d.). He became a U.S. citizen in June, 1892. Berens married a school teacher, Clara Rieger, in 1878, and had three children. She was the author of Frau Nicholas Magd: eine Erzählung (St. Louis, 1894), and Aus vergangen Tagen (St. Louis, 1906). --Paul Westermeyer, DNAH Archives