Martin Moller

Short Name: Martin Moller
Full Name: Moller, Martin
Birth Year: 1547
Death Year: 1606

Moller, Martin, son of Dionysius Moller, mason at Liessnitz (now Kroptädt), near Wittenberg, was born at Liessnitz, Nov. 11, 1547. He attended the town school at Wittenberg and the gymnasium at Görlitz, but was too poor to go to any university. In 1568 he was appointed cantor at Löwenberg in Silesia, but in April, 1572, was ordained as pastor of Kesselsdorf, near Löwenberg. In the autumn of 1572 he was appointed diaconus at Löwenberg, in 1575 pastor at Sprottau, and in July, 1600, became chief pastor at Görlitz. He preached his last sermon, Oct. 30, 1605, and died at Görlitz, March 2, 1606 (Koch, ii. 211, iv. 552, &c).

Moller's hymns appeared in his two very popular devotional books, (I) Meditationes sanctorumpatrum, Görlitz, 1584; pt. ii., Görlitz, 1591, and various later eds. This was mostly made up of meditations from St. Augustine, St. Bernard, and Tauler, selected and tr. into German by Moller. (2) Manuale de praeparatione ad mortem. Görlitz, 1593 [Library of the Prediger-Seminar at Hannover]. Wackernagel, v., Nos. 71-75, gives only 5 hymns under Moller's name. Of these No. 72 ("Heiliger Geist, du Tröster mein") is from “Veni Sancte Spiritus, et emitte " (q.v.), and No. 73, (“Nimm von uns Herr") from "Aufer immensam.” Two versions of the "Jesu dulcis memoria " have also often been ascribed to Moller, viz. "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid", and, with less reason, "O Jesu süss, wer dein gedenkt."

[Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]

----John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)


Texts by Martin Moller (22)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Ach Boze! jak mnoha zalostMartin Moeller (Author)Czech2
Ach Gott, wie [ein] manches HerzeleidMartin Moeller (Author)German31
Ach ja nevolny chrobacekMartin Moeller (Author)Polish1
Afvend fra os, o Herre mildMartin Møller (Translator)Norwegian5
Ah God, my days are dark indeedMartin Moeller (Author)English1
Dies ist doch ja die letzte ZeitMartin Moeller (Author)German3
Heil'ger Geist, Du Tröster meinMartin Moller (Author)German5
Help, Helper [Savior], help in fear and needMartin Moller (Author)English1
Hier lieg' ich armes Würmelein und schlaf in meinem RuhbetteleinMartin Moeller (Author)German3
Hilf, Helfer, hilf in Angst und Not, Erbarm dich mein, o treuer GottMartin Moller, 1547-1606 (Author)German9
Holy Ghost! my Comforter!M. Moller (Author)English2
Jesu, du edler Bräut'gam wertMartin Moeller (Author)German3
Jesus, my all, my highest goodMartin Moeller (Author)2
Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer GottMartin Moeller (Author)German27
O Jesu, Gottes LämmeleinM. Moller, 1547-1606 (Author)German1
O Jesu, süß, wer dein gedenktMartin Möller (Author)German37
O Lord, how many miseriesMartin Moller (Author)English1
Odvrat' od nas, Boze vecnyMartin Moeller (Author)2
Odvrat' od nas, verny BozeMartin Moeller (Author)2
Remove from us, O faithful GodMartin Moeller (Author)English2
Ted' ja zde bidny cervicekMartin Moeller (Author)2
Wo regt sich noch ein guter GeistMartin Moeller (Author)German3
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