Johannes Olearius (b. Halle, Germany, 1611; d. Weissenfels, Germany, 1684) Born into a family of Lutheran theologians, Olearius received his education at the University of Wittenberg and later taught theology there. He was ordained a Lutheran pastor and appointed court preacher to Duke August of Sachsen-Weissenfels in Halle and later to Duke Johann Adolph in Weissenfels. Olearius wrote a commentary on the entire Bible, published various devotional books, and produced a translation of the Imitatio Christi by Thomas a Kempis. In the history of church music Olearius is mainly remembered for his hymn collection, which was widely used in Lutheran churches.
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Lowell Mason (PHH 96) composed HAMBURG (named after the German city) in 1824. The tune was published in the 1825 edition of Mason's Handel and Haydn Society Collection of Church Music. Mason indicated that the tune was based on a chant in the first Gregorian tone.
HAMBURG is a very simple tune with…
Display Title: Lord Jesus Christ! Thy precious bloodFirst Line: Lord Jesus Christ! Thy precious bloodMeter: L. M.Date: 1880Subject: The Church Year | Passion
Display Title: Lord Jesus Christ! Thy precious bloodFirst Line: Lord Jesus Christ! Thy precious bloodTune Title: WEIMAR (Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend)Author: Johannes Olearius; Rev. C. H. L. SchuetteMeter: L. M. No. 1Date: 1908Subject: The Church Year | Passion; Twentieth Sunday after Trinity |
Display Title: Lord Jesus Christ! Thy precious bloodFirst Line: Lord Jesus Christ! Thy precious bloodTune Title: HAMBURGAuthor: Johannes Olearius; Rev. C. H. L. SchuetteMeter: L. M. No. 1Date: 1908Subject: The Church Year | Passion; Twentieth Sunday after Trinity |
Display Title: Lord Jesus Christ! Thy precious bloodFirst Line: Lord Jesus Christ! Thy precious bloodMeter: L. M.Date: 1895Subject: The Church Year | Passion
Display Title: Lord Jesus Christ, thy precious bloodFirst Line: Lord Jesus Christ, thy precious bloodAuthor: C. H. L. Schuette; Johannes OleariusDate: 1908