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Gerechtigkeit bringt Heil und Leben

Gerechtigkeit bringt Heil und Leben

Author: William W. Orwig
Published in 5 hymnals

Author: William W. Orwig

Orwig, William. (September 25, 1810--May 29, 1889). Evangelical. Historian, editor, bishop (1859), college president, book agent (1836), promoter of missions. Assisted in making new edition of Das Geistliche Viole, most important hymnbook in German America. Hymns, well-loved, included "Komm Geist vom Thron herab." --Ellen Jane Lorenz, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Gerechtigkeit bringt Heil und Leben
Author: William W. Orwig
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

O DASS ICH TAUSEND ZUNGEN HÄTTE (König)

Johann Balthaser König (b. Waltershausen, near Gotha, Germany, 1691; d. Frankfurt, Germany, 1758) composed this tune, which later became associated with Johann Mentzer's hymn "O dass ich tausend Zungen hätte" (Oh, That I Had a Thousand Voices). The harmonization is from the Wurttembergische Choral…

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WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT (Neumark 51131)


Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)
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Evangelisches Gesangbuch mit vierstimmigen Melodien #152[477]

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch #358

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch #358

Gesangbuch der Evangelischen Gemeinschaft für öffentlichen und häuslichen Gottesdienst #d229

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Gesangbuch der Evangelischen Gemeinschaft #473

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