Heusser-Schweizer, Meta, daughter of Diethelm Schweizer, pastor of the Reformed Church at Hirzel near Zurich, was born at Hirzel, April 6, 1797, and was married in 1821, to Johann Jakob Heusser, a physician at Hirzel. Dr. Heusser died at Hirzel in 1859, and his widow continued to reside there till her death on January 2, 1876 (Koch, vii. 377-381; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, xii. 339, 340).
She was of a true poetic genius, and may fairly be regarded as the most important of modern German female sacred poets. The Holy Scriptures and the mountain scenery of her lonely home were the chief sources of her poetic inspiration. She was trained in the school of affliction, and her poems breathe the spirit of deep and sincere piety and childlike… Go to person page >
Display Title: Es liegt die Macht in meinen HändenFirst Line: Es liegt die Macht in meinen HändenAuthor: Meta Heusser-SchweitzerDate: 1893Subject: Die Kirche des Herrn | Ausbreitung der Kirche. Missionslied
Display Title: Es liegt die Macht in meinen HändenFirst Line: Es liegt die Macht in meinen HändenTune Title: [Es liegt die Macht in meinen Händen]Author: Meta Heusser-schweizerDate: 1897
Display Title: Es liegt die Macht in meinen HändenFirst Line: Es liegt die Macht in meinen HändenTune Title: [Es liegt die Macht in meinen Händen]Author: Meta Heusser-schweizerDate: 1890
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