齊來謝主歌 (Now thank we all our God)

Author: Martin Rinckart

Rinkart, Martin, son of Georg Rinkart or Rinckart, cooper at Eilenburg on the Mulde, Saxony, was born at Eilenburg, April 23, 1586.* After passing through the Latin school at Eilenburg, he became, in Nov., 1601, a foundation scholar and chorister of the St. Thomas's School at Leipzig. This scholarship also allowed him to proceed to the University of Leipzig, where he matriculated for the summer session of 1602, as a student of Theology; and after the completion of his course he remained for some time in Leipzig (he did not take his M.A. till 1616). In March 1610 he offered himself as a candidate for the post of diaconus at Eilenburg, and was presented by the Town Council, but the Superintendent refused to sanction this arrangement, nominal… Go to person page >

Alterer: Pingxi Xue

Xue Pingxi (薛平西, Moses Hsüeh Ping-hsi) 1904-1995 was an alumnus of St John's University Shanghai and from 1955 the Assistant Bishop of the (Anglican) Diocese of Fukien. He survived the Cultural Revolution and served as the first president of Fujian Theological Seminary from 1983 to 1994. Go to person page >