Wir warten dein, o Gottes Sohn, und lieben dein Erscheinen

Wir warten dein, o Gottes Sohn, und lieben dein Erscheinen

Author: Philipp Friedrich Hiller
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Author: Philipp Friedrich Hiller

Hiller, Philipp Friedrich, son of Johann Jakob Hiller, pastor at Mühlhausen on the the Enz, Württemberg, was born at Mühlhausen, Jan. 6, 1699. He was educated at the clergy training schools at Denkendorf (under J. A. Bengel) and Maulbronn, and the University of Tübingen (M.A. 1720). His first clerical appointment was as assistant at Brettach, near Neckarsulm, 1724-27. He afterwards held similar posts at Hessigheim and elsewhere, and was also, from 1729-31, a private tutor at Nürnberg. He was then, on St. Bartholomew's Day, 1732, instituted as pastor of Neckargröningen, on the Neckar, near Marbach. In 1736 he became pastor of his native place, and in 1748 pastor at Steinheim, near Heidenheim. In his third year of residence at Steinheim… Go to person page >

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First Line: Wir warten dein, o Gottes Sohn, und lieben dein Erscheinen
Author: Philipp Friedrich Hiller
Language: German
Publication Date: 1862
Notes: Polish translation: See "Czekamy Cię Tyś Boży Syn" by Tadeusz Sikora
Copyright: Public Domain

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[Wir warten dein, o Gottes Sohn]


WAS GOTT TUT

WAS GOTT TUT is usually attributed to Severus Gastorius (b. Ottern, near Weimar, Germany, 1646; d. Jena, Germany, 1682), who presumably composed the tune during a convalescence in 1675 (see above). The tune was published in Ausserlesenes Weimarisches Gesangbuch (1681). Educated at the University of…

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