Die schönste Zeit

Die schönste Zeit, die liebste Zeit

Author: Wilhelm Hey
Published in 14 hymnals

Author: Wilhelm Hey

Hey, Johann Wilhelm, son of H. A. Hey, pastor at Leina, near Gotha, was born at Leina, March 26, 1789. He studied at the Universities of Jena and Göttingen, became in 1811 licentiate in theology, and, after varied tutorial work, was appointed in 1818 pastor at Töttelstadt, near Gotha. In 1827 he became court preacher at Gotha, where his preaching attracted large audiences, but being regarded as a Pietist, was in 1832 appointed superintendent of Ichtershausen. He died at Ichtershausen, May 19, 1854 (Koch, vii. 262-266; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, xii. 344-345; MS. from Pfarrer Ortlob of Leina). Hey's poems were mostly written for children. The best known are his Fabeln für Kinder, with illustrations by Otto Speckter, of which the fir… Go to person page >

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First Line: Die schönste Zeit, die liebste Zeit
Title: Die schönste Zeit
Author: Wilhelm Hey
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

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349 Lieder #135

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Deutsches Liederbuch #138

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Frohe Lieder und Brüder-Harfe #166

Fröhliche Weihnacht #14

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Gute Botschaft #44

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Lieder-Perlen #32

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Liederbuch für Sonntagsschulen #78

Liederbuch für Sonntagsschulen #78

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Muntere Lieder #42

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Sonntags-Schul-Harfe #118

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Sonntagschulbuch für Evangelisch-Lutherische Gemeinden #53

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Sonntagschulbuch #58

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Sonntagsschul-Gesangbuch der Reformirten Kirche in den Vereinigten Staaten #25

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Unser Liederbuch #6

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