Commit thou every grievance

Commit thou every grievance

Author: Paul Gerhardt
Tune: PROTECTOR
Published in 7 hymnals

Author: Paul Gerhardt

Paul Gerhardt (b. Gräfenheinichen, Saxony, Germany, 1607; d. Lubben, Germany, 1676), famous author of Lutheran evangelical hymns, studied theology and hymnody at the University of Wittenberg and then was a tutor in Berlin, where he became friends with Johann Crüger. He served the Lutheran parish of Mittenwalde near Berlin (1651-1657) and the great St. Nicholas' Church in Berlin (1657-1666). Friederich William, the Calvinist elector, had issued an edict that forbade the various Protestant groups to fight each other. Although Gerhardt did not want strife between the churches, he refused to comply with the edict because he thought it opposed the Lutheran "Formula of Concord," which con­demned some Calvinist doctrines. Consequently, he was r… Go to person page >

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First Line: Commit thou every grievance
Author: Paul Gerhardt
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #682

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #807

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The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #479

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