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Author: Paul Gerhardt
Paul Gerhardt (b. Gräfenheinichen, Saxony, Germany, 1607; d. Lubben, Germany, 1676), famous author of Lutheran evangelical hymns, studied theology and hymnody at the University of Wittenberg and then was a tutor in Berlin, where he became friends with Johann Crüger. He served the Lutheran parish of Mittenwalde near Berlin (1651-1657) and the great St. Nicholas' Church in Berlin (1657-1666). Friederich William, the Calvinist elector, had issued an edict that forbade the various Protestant groups to fight each other. Although Gerhardt did not want strife between the churches, he refused to comply with the edict because he thought it opposed the Lutheran "Formula of Concord," which condemned some Calvinist doctrines. Consequently, he was r… Go to person page >
Display Title: O Jesus Christ, Thy Manger IsFirst Line: O Jesus Christ, Thy manger isTune Title: O JESU CHRIST, DEIN KRIPPLEINAuthor: Paul GerhardtSource: Composite translation
Display Title: O Jesus Christ, Your Manger IsFirst Line: O Jesus ChristTune Title: O JESU CHRIST, DEIN KRIPPLEIN ISTAuthor: Paul Gerhardt, 1607-76Meter: 44 11 DDate: 1993Subject: Christmas |Source: Translation The Lutheran Hymnal, St. Louis, 1941, alt.
Display Title: O Jesus Christ, Thy Manger IsFirst Line: O Jesus Christ, Thy manger IsTune Title: O JESU CHRIST, DEIN KRIPPLEIN ISTAuthor: P. Gerhardt, 1607-76Meter: 8 11 8 11Date: 1996Subject: Christmas 2 | ; God's Protection |Source: The Lutheran Hymnal, St. Louis, 1941 (tr.)
Display Title: O Jesus Christ, Thy Manger IsFirst Line: O Jesus ChristTune Title: IN PARADISUMAuthor: Paul Gerhardt, 1607-76Meter: 4 4 11Scripture: Matthew 1:21-23; Luke 2:4-11Date: 1998Subject: Christmas |Source: Tr. composite, The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941
Display Title: O Jesus Christ, Thy Manger IsFirst Line: O Jesus Christ, Thy manger isTune Title: IN PARADISIUMAuthor: Paul Gerhardt, 1607-76Meter: 4 4 11 DScripture: Matthew 20:28; Luke 2:4-16; John 1:14; John 17:23Date: 2006Source: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941 (Tr.)
Display Title: O Jesus Christ, Your Manger IsFirst Line: O Jesus ChristTune Title: O JESU CHRIST, DEIN KRIPPLEIN ISTAuthor: Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676Meter: 44 11 DScripture: Matthew 6:19-20; Luke 2:7; Luke 2:19Date: 2021Subject: Christmas |Source: Tr.: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941