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What shall I be, my Lord, when I behold thee

Author: Sarah B. Findlater; E. C. G. Langbecker Appears in 3 hymnals

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What shall I be, my Lord, when I behold thee

Author: Sarah B. Findlater; E. C. G. Langbecker Hymnal: Hymns from the Land of Luther #d75 (1866) Languages: English

What shall I be? my Lord, when I behold Thee

Hymnal: Hymns for the Church on Earth #281 (1883) Languages: English

Anticipation

Author: Langbecker Hymnal: Hymns from the Land of Luther #114 (1884) First Line: What shall I be, my Lord, when I behold Thee Languages: English

1823 - 1907 Person Name: Sarah B. Findlater Author of "What shall I be, my Lord, when I behold thee" in Hymns from the Land of Luther Sarah Laurie Borthwick Findlater United Kingdom 1823-1907. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, sister of Jane Laurie Borthwick, she married Erick John Findlater, a pastor in the Free Church of Scotland at Lochearnhead, Perthshire, and they had three daughters: Sarah Jemima, Mary Williamina, and Jane Helen. Findlater and her sister Jane's translations were collected in “German hymns from the land of Luther”, appearing in four volumes (1854-1862). As an author, Sarah wrote fiction, juvenile works, music scores, anthems, and musical parts. She died at Torquay, Devon, England. John Perry

Emanuel Christian Gottlob Langbecker

1792 - 1843 Person Name: E. C. G. Langbecker Author of "Anticipation" Langbecker, Emanuel Christian Gottlieb, son of Christian Gottlieb Langbecker, clothier in his father's business, he entered the service of Prince Waldemar of Prussia in 1827, becoming his household secretary in 1840. He died at Berlin, Oct. 24, 1843 (Koch, vii. 39-42; Registers of St. George's Church, Berlin, &c). His hymns appeared in the Berlin Wochenblatt, 1822, &c.; in his Gedichte, Berlin, 1824, 2nd Series, 1829; and in the Berlin G. L. S., of which he was the principal editor, and for which he compiled the biographical notices in the 1st edition, 1832. He also published various hymnological works, including his historical sketch Das deutsch - evangelische Kirchenlied, Berlin, 1830; the first critical edition of P. Gerhardt's Leben und Lieder, Berlin, 1841; Gesang-Blätter aus dem xvi. Jahrhundert, Berlin, 1838, &c. One of his hymns is in English common use:— Wie wird mir sein, wann ich dich, Jesus, sehe. Longing for Heaven. Founded on 1 John iii. 2. In his Gedichte, Zweite Sammlung, Berlin, 1829, p. 65, in 5 stanzas of 6 lines, entitled, "In prospect of Eternity." It was a favourite hymn of C. H. Zeller (q.v.) Included in the Berlin Geistliche L. S., 1832, No. 1922 (1863, No. 722). The translation is:— What shall I be! my Lord, when I behold thee. A full and good translation by Mrs. Findlater, in Hymns from the Land of Luther, 2nd Ser., 1855, p. 56 (1884, p. 114). Repeated, in full, in Bp. Kyle's Collection, 1860; and, omitting stanza iv., in the Methodist New Congregational Hymn Book, 1863. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)