Storms of trouble may assail us

Storms of trouble may assail us

Author: J. D. Hernschmidt
Tune: BATTY (123123)
Published in 7 hymnals

Author: J. D. Hernschmidt

Herrnschmidt, Johann Daniel, was born April 11, 1675, at Bopfingen, in Württemberg, where his father, G. A. Herrnschmidt, was from 1673-1702 diaconus, and 1702-1714 Town preacher. He entered the University of Altdorf in 1696 (M.A. 1698), and in the autumn of 1698 went to Halle. In the spring of 1702 he became assistant to his father, and in July, 1702, Heifer at the Town church. In 1712 he became superintendent, court preacher and consistorialrath at Idstein, and in the same year graduated D.D. at Halle. He was finally, in 1715, appointed Professor of Theology at Halle, and in 1716 also sub-director of the Orphanage and the Padagogium there. He died at Halle, Feb. 5, 1723 (Koch, iv. 349-354, 569, &c). He was one of the best hymnwriters of… Go to person page >

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First Line: Storms of trouble may assail us
Author: J. D. Hernschmidt
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. Rev. ed. #d657

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The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #489

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #238

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Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #699

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