Erasmus Finx

Erasmus Finx
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Short Name: Erasmus Finx
Full Name: Finx (Francisci), Erasmus, 1627-1694
Birth Year: 1627
Death Year: 1694

Finx, Erasmus, was b. at Lübeck, Nov. 19,1627. After studying law at various universities and acting for some time as travelling tutor, he settled, at Nürnberg as writer and corrector for the press, remaining there till his death, Dec. (Oct.?) 20, 1694.

Under the name of Francisci (from his father's Christian name of Francis) he published a large number of historical and religious works. Of his some 200 hymns, which mostly appeared interspersed in his devotional works, two have passed into English:—
i. 0 Herr gieb Acht. (Christian Warfare.] In his Ruhestunden, pt. iii. p. 1007, Leipzig, 1680, in 12 stanzas Translated as, "Lord, watch each hour," as No. 689 in pt. i. of the Moravian Hymn Book, 1754.
ii. 0 wie ist der Wag so schmal. [The Narrow Way. In his Gold-Kammer, pt. ii. p. 303, Nürnberg, 1668, in 8 stanzas. Translated as, "O how narrow is the way," by Miss Warner, 1858 (edition 1861, p. 445). [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Wikipedia Biography

Erasmus Finx (16 November 1627 – 20 December 1694), aka Erasmus Francisci, was a German polymath, author, and writer of Christian hymns.

Texts by Erasmus Finx (5)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Ein Tröpflein von den RebenErasmus Fink (Author)German18
Ewig sei dir Lob gesungenErasmus Fink (Author)German2
O how narrow is the wayErasmus Fink (Author)1
O wie ist der Weg so schmalErasmus Fink (Author)German18
Wenn ich betracht' mein sündlich' WesenErasmus Fink (Author)German2

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