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And may the promise of Advent be yours this day and always.

Gott, du Licht, das ewig bleibet

Author: Salamo Franck

Franck, Salomo, son of Jakob Franck, financial secretary at Weimar, was born at Weimar, March 6, 1659. Little is known of his early history. He probably studied at Jena, and seems thereafter to have held some appointment at Zwickau. In 1689 he became secretary of the Schwarzburg ducal administration at Arnstadt; and in 1697 of the Saxon administration and of the consistory at Jena. He was then, in 1702, appointed secretary of the consistory, librarian, and curator of the ducal collection of coins and medals at Weimar. He died at Weimar July 11, 1725 (Koch, v. 420-426; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, vii. 213-214; Schauer's introduction, &c.) He was a member of the Fruitbearing Society, and the author of a considerable number of secular po… Go to person page >

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First Line: Gott, du Licht, das ewig bleibet
Author: Salamo Franck
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch #433

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Gesangbuch der Evangelischen Kirche #523

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Lieder-Perlen #98

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