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Christ in Song #508
Display Title: O blessed sun, whose splendor First Line: O blessed sun, whose splendor Author: Carl Johann Philipp Spitta; Richard Massie Date: 1871
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O Blessed Sun Whose Splendor
Author: Karl Johann Philipp Spitta
Spitta, Carl Johann Philipp, D.D., was born Aug. 1, 1801, at Hannover, where his father, Lebrecht Wilhelm Gottfried Spitta, was then living, as bookkeeper and teacher of the French language. In his eleventh year Spitta fell into a severe illness, which lasted for four years, and so threw him back that his mother (the father died in 1805) abandoned the idea of a professional career, and apprenticed him to a watchmaker. This occupation did not prove at all congenial to him, but he would not confess his dislike, and his family were ignorant of it till an old friend, who was trying to comfort him after the death of a younger brother, discovered his true feelings. The younger brother had been preparing for ordination, and so Carl was now invited… Go to person page >Translator: Richard Massie
Massie, Richard, eldest son of the Rev. R. Massie, of Goddington, Cheshire, and Rector of Eccleston, was born at Chester, June 18, 1800, and resides at Pulford Hall, Coddington. Mr. Massie published a translation of Martin Luther’s Spiritual Songs, London, 1854. His Lyra Domestica, 1st series, London, 1860, contains translations of the 1st Series of Spitta's Psalter und Harfe. In 1864 he published vol. ii., containing translations of Spitta's 2nd Series, together with an Appendix of translations of German hymns by various authors. He also contributed many translations of German hymns to Mercer's Church Psalter & Hymn Book; to Reid's British Herald; to the Day of Rest, &c. He died Mar. 11,1887. -- John Julian, Di… Go to person page >Arrangements
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Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #362
Display Title: O Blessèd Sun whose splendor First Line: O Blessèd Sun whose splendor Tune Title: ST. CHRISTOPHER Author: Karl Johann Philipp Spitta; Richard Massie Date: 1917 Subject: The Christian Life | Communion with Christ
Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #362
Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #531
Display Title: O Blessed Sun Whose Splendor First Line: O blessed Sun whose splendor Tune Title: HEAVENLY LOVE Author: K. J. P. Spitta, 1801-1859; R. Massie, 1800-87 Meter: 76 76 D Date: 1996 Subject: Death: A Sleep | ; Trinity 24 |
Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #531
Hymnal for Church and Home. 4th ed. #d81
Display Title: O blessed sun, whose splendor First Line: O blessed sun, whose splendor Author: Carl Johann Philipp Spitta; Richard Massie Date: 1949
Hymnal for Church and Home. 4th ed. #d81
Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d493
Display Title: O blessed sun, whose splendor First Line: O blessed sun, whose splendor Author: Carl Johann Philipp Spitta; Richard Massie Date: 1900
Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d493
Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #580
Display Title: O blessed Sun! whose splendor First Line: O blessed Sun! whose splendor Author: Carl J. P. Spitta; Richard Massie Date: 1874
Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #580
Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #573
Display Title: O blessed Sun whose splendor First Line: O blessed Sun whose splendor Tune Title: HEAVENLY LOVE Author: Karl Johann Philipp Spitta, 1801 - 59; Richard Massie, 1800 - 87 Date: 1958 Subject: The Life In Christ | Comfort and Rest; The Life In Christ | Contemplation; The Life In Christ | Service
Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #573
Songs of Prayer and Praise #41
Display Title: O Blessed Sun First Line: O blessed Sun, whose splendour Date: 1919
Songs of Prayer and Praise #41
The Apostolic Christian Hymnal #d119
Display Title: O blessed sun, whose splendor First Line: O blessed sun, whose splendor Author: Carl Johann Philipp Spitta; Richard Massie Date: 1921
The Apostolic Christian Hymnal #d119
The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #343
Display Title: O blessed Sun, whose splendor First Line: O blessed Sun, whose splendor Author: Rev. Carl J. P. Spitta, 1801-1859; Richard Massie Date: 1881
The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #343
The Concordia Hymnal #d242
Display Title: O blessed sun, whose splendor First Line: O blessed sun, whose splendor Author: Carl Johann Philipp Spitta; Richard Massie Date: 1933
The Concordia Hymnal #d242
The Concordia Hymnal. Rev. #d244
Display Title: O blessed sun, whose splendor First Line: O blessed sun, whose splendor Author: Carl Johann Philipp Spitta; Richard Massie Date: 1960
The Concordia Hymnal. Rev. #d244
The Lutheran Hymnary #437
Display Title: O blessed Sun, whose splendor First Line: O blessed Sun, whose splendor Tune Title: [O blessed Sun, whose splendor] Author: Carl Johann Philipp Spitta; Richard Massie Date: 1913 Subject: Abiding in Christ | ; The Church Year | Tenth Sunday after Trinity
The Lutheran Hymnary #437
Young People's Luther League Convention Song Book. 12th ed. #d61
Display Title: O blessed sun, whose splendor First Line: O blessed sun, whose splendor Author: Carl Johann Philipp Spitta; Richard Massie Date: 1932
Young People's Luther League Convention Song Book. 12th ed. #d61
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