Holy Spirit, hear us, On this sacred day

Author: Joseph Mohr

Mohr, Joseph, was born at Salzburg, Austria, on Dec. 11, 1792. After being ordained priest on Aug. 21, 1815, by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Salzburg, he was successively assistant at Ramsau and at Laufen; then coadjutor at Kuchl, at Golling, at Vigaun, at Adnet, and at Authering; then Vicar-Substitute at Hof and at Hintersee—all in the diocese of Salzburg. In 1828 he was appointed Vicar at Hintersee, and in 1837 at Wagrein, near St. Johann. He died at Wagrein, Dec. 4, 1848. The only hymn by him translated into English is :— Stille Nacht! heilige Nacht! Christmas. This pretty little carol was written for Christmas, 1818, while Mohr was assistant clergyman at Laufen, on the Salza, near Salzburg, and was set to music (as in the Garland… Go to person page >

Author: Claudia Frances Hernaman

Hernaman, Claudia Frances, née Ibotson, daughter of W. H. Ibotson, sometime Vicar of Edwinstowe, Notts, was born at Addlestone, Surrey, Oct. 19, 1838, and married Sept. 1858, to the Rev. J. W. D. Hernaman, one of H. M. Inspectors of Schools. Mrs. Hernaman has composed more than 150 hymns, a great proportion of which are for children, and also some translations from the Latin. Her publications include:— (1) The Child's Book of Praise; A Manual of Devotion in Simple Verse by C. F. H. Edited by the Rev. James Skinner, M.A., &c, 1873 ; (2) The Story of the Resurrection 1879; (3) Christmas Story, 1881; (4) Christmas Carols for Children, 1st series, 1884; 2nd series, 1885; (5) The Way of the Cross, a Metrical Litany, 1885; (6) Hymns for the S… Go to person page >

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First Line: Holy Spirit, hear us, On this sacred day
Author: Joseph Mohr
Author: Claudia Frances Hernaman

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A Child's Garden of Song #d17
Augsburg Songs for Sunday School and other services #91Image
Augsburg Songs, Nos. l and 2 Combined #d119
Book of Hymns for the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and Other States #d93
Book of Hymns for the joint Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and other states #d95
Christian Hymns for Church, School and Home #d100
Evangelical Lutheran Hymn Book with Tunes #d147
Forty-Six Chorales #d15
Hymns for Church Schools #d62
Junior Hymnal #d60
Little Children's Book #d32
Little Children's Book: for Schools and Families #d32
Our Songs of Praise #d55
Prayer and Praise Book #d57
Primary and Junior Hymnal #d27
Primary School Carols: a Hymnal for the Beginners' and Primary Departments of Sunday Schools #23Image
School Carols #d109
Soendagsskol-Bok, innehallande, Liturgi, Laesordning, och Sanger #d93
Songs of the Church #d80
Sunday-School Book: with music: for the use of the Evangelical Lutheran congregations (Rev. and Enl.) #170Image
Sunday School Hymnal #d152
The Children's Hymnal #d102
The Children's Hymnal with Tunes #66Image
The Church and Sunday-School Hymnal #131Image
The Hymns from the Children's Hymnal; with a Service, for Sunday Schools #d90
The Lutheran Hymnal #229
The Lutheran Service Hymnal, issued under the auspices of the Army and Navy Commission of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod #d24
The New Children's Hymnal #d118
The Primary Hymn Book, Hymns and Songs for Little Children #d36