Gott verheißt dir im Wort

Author: P. P. Bliss

Philip P. Bliss (b. Clearfield County, PA, 1838; d. Ashtabula, OH, 1876) left home as a young boy to make a living by working on farms and in lumber camps, all while trying to continue his schooling. He was converted at a revival meeting at age twelve. Bliss became an itinerant music teacher, making house calls on horseback during the winter, and during the summer attending the Normal Academy of Music in Genesco, New York. His first song was published in 1864, and in 1868 Dwight L. Moody advised him to become a singing evangelist. For the last two years of his life Bliss traveled with Major D. W. Whittle and led the music at revival meetings in the Midwest and Southern United States. Bliss and Ira D. Sankey published a popular series of hym… Go to person page >

Translator: Walter Rauschenbusch

(no biographical information available about Walter Rauschenbusch.) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Gott verheißt dir im Worte ein völliges Heil
Title: Gott verheißt dir im Wort
English Title: 'Tis the promise of God full salvation to give
Author: P. P. Bliss
Translator: Walter Rauschenbusch
Language: German
Refrain First Line: Halleluja, mein Gott hat erlöst aus der Not
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)
Page Scan

Evangeliums-Lieder 1 und 2 (Gospel Hymns) #2

Page Scan

Evangeliums-Lieder 1 und 2 #2

Evangeliums-Saenger #d74

Page Scan

Gemeinschafts-Lieder. 7th ed. #164

Suggestions or corrections? Contact us