Faithful Unto Death

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Be thou faithful unto death, Be thou faithful unto death, Let not pain or sorrow ever

Translator: Julius H. Horstmann; Author: Benjamin Schmolck
Tune: [Weil ich Jesu Schäflein bin] (111321)
Published in 4 hymnals

Translator: Julius H. Horstmann

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Author: Benjamin Schmolck

Schmolck, Benjamin, son of Martin Schmolck, or Schmolcke, Lutheran pastor at Brauchitschdorf (now Chrόstnik) near Liegnitz in Silesia (now Poland) was born at Brauchitschdorf, Dec. 21, 1672. He entered the Gymnasium at Lauban in 1688, and spent five years there. After his return home he preached for his father a sermon which so struck the patron of the living that he made Benjamin an allowance for three years to enable him to study theology. He matriculated, at Michaelmas, 1693, at the University of Leipzig, where he came under the influence of J. Olearius, J. B. Carpzov, and others, and throughout his life retained the character of their teaching, viz. a warm and living practical Christianity, but Churchly in tone and not Pietistic. In th… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Be thou faithful unto death, Be thou faithful unto death, Let not pain or sorrow ever
Title:	Faithful Unto Death
German Title:	Sei getreu bis in den Tod
Translator:	Julius H. Horstmann
Author:	Benjamin Schmolck
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain