I will sing to my Creator

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 >

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First Line: I will sing to my Creator
Author: Paul Gerhardt
Copyright: Public Domain
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A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. (New and Rev. ed.) #163

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. (New and Rev. ed.) #163

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. Rev. ed. #d279

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. Rev. ed. #d279
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A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. New and Revised ed. #188

A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. New and Revised ed. #188
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Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #28

Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #28
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Offices of Worship and Hymns #1082

Offices of Worship and Hymns #1082
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The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #1082

The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #1082
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