Lobt den Herrn! Die Gnadensonne

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Lobt den Herrn! Die Gnadensonne

Author: Carl Bernhard Garve
Published in 14 hymnals

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	Hymn Miniatures for Communion (Sixty-Sec…

Author: Carl Bernhard Garve

Garve, Carl Bernhard, was born Jan. 24, 1763, at Jeinsen, near Hannover, where his father was a farmer. He was educated at the Moravian schools in Zeist, and Neuwied, at their Pädagogium at Niesky, and their Seminary at Barby. In 1784 he was appointed one of the tutors at Niesky, and in 1789 at Barby; but as his philosophical lectures were thought rather unsettling in their tendency, he was sent, in 1797, to arrange the documents of the archive at Zeist. After his ordination as diaconus of the Moravian church, he was appointed, in 1799, preacher at Amsterdam; in 1801 at Ebersdorf (where he was also inspector of the training school); in 1809 at Berlin; and in 1816 at Neusalza on the Oder. Feeling the burden of years and infirmities he resig… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Lobt den Herrn! Die Gnadensonne
Author:	Carl Bernhard Garve
Language:	German
Copyright:	Public Domain

English

Kleiner Liederschatz: für Jung und Alt #d59

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RATHBUN

This story is associated with the writing of RATHBUN: One Sunday in 1849 Ithamar Conkey (b. Shutesbury, MA, 1815; d. Elizabeth, NJ, 1867) walked out of the morning service at Central Baptist Church, Norwich, Connecticut, where he was choir director and organist, frustrated because only one soprano f…

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[Glauben heißt, die Gnad erkennen] (Biermann)

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