O Comforter, God, Holy Ghost

O Comforter, God, Holy Ghost

Author: P. Herbert
Published in 9 hymnals

Author: P. Herbert

Herbert, Petrus, seems to have been a native of or resident at Fulnek in Moravia. He was ordained priest of the Brethren's Unity in 1562, became a member of the Select Council in 1567, and was latterly Consenior of the Unity. By the Unity he was entrusted with many important missions. He was sent as a deputy to confer with Calvin: and again in 1562 to arrange with Duke Christoph of Württemberg for the education at Tübingen of young men from the Bohemian Brethren. He was also one of the deputies sent to Vienna to present the revised form of the Brethren's Confession of Faith to the Emperor Maximilian II. in 1564, and in 1566 to present their new German Hymn Book. He died at Eibenschütz in 1571 (Koch, ii. 414, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographi… Go to person page >

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First Line: O Comforter, God, Holy Ghost
Author: P. Herbert
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Hymn and Prayer-Book #55

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Hymns and Offices of Worship #80

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #80

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #374

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The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #228

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