PeopleDecius, Nicolaus, 1485-1546Texts

Decius, Nicolaus (Nicolaus a Curia or von Hofe, otherwise Hovesch, seems to have been a native of Hof, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, and to have been originally called Tech. He became a monk, and was in 1519 Probst of the cloister at Steterburg, near Wolfenbüttel. Becoming favourable to the opinions of Luther, he left Steterburg in July, 1522, and went to Brunswick, where he was appointed a master in the St. Katherine and Egidien School. In 1523 he was invited by the burgesses of Stettin to labour there as an Evangelical preacher along with Paulus von Rhode. He became preacher at the Church of St. Nicholas; was probably instituted by the Town Council in 1526, when von Rhode was instituted to St. Jacob's; and at the visitation in 1535 was recognized as pastor of St. Nicholas'. He died suddenly at Stettin, March 21, 1541, with some suspicion of being poisoned by his enemies of the Roman Catholic faction (Koch, i. 419-421, 471, 472; ii. 483; Allg. Deutsche Biography, iii. 791-793).

He seems to have been a popular preacher and a good musician. Three hymns are ascribed to him. These are versions of the “Sanctus," the "Gloria in excelsis," and the "Agnus Dei." The second and third are noted under these Latin first lines. He is also said to have composed or adapted the melodies set to them.

     [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Hymn Texts by Nicolaus Decius (21 - 35 of 35) — view all	As
O Lamb of God, most blameless (2)	Nikolaus Decius
O Lamb of God, most holy, On Calvary an offering (7)	Nikolaus Decius
O Lamb of God, most holy, Thy death vile men decree	Nikolaus Decius
O Lamb of God, most holy, Who on the cross didst languish (20)	Nikolaus Decius
O Lamb of God most stainless! (2)	Nicolaus Decius
O Lamb of God, our Savior (6)	Nikolaus Decius
O Lamb of God, unspotted (4)	Nikolaus Decius
O Lamb of God, who, bleeding (5)	Nikolaus Decius
O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig (45)	Nikolaus Decius
O Thou Lamb of God, meek and lowly	Nikolaus Decius
To God on high all glory be	Nikolaus Decius
To God on high be thanks (4)	Nikolaus Decius
To God on high be thanks and praise, for mercy ceasing never (19)	Nikolaus Decius
To God on high be thanks and praise, who	Nikolaus Decius
To our almighty gracious God (4)	Nikolaus Decius

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