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A Choice Selection of Evangelical Hymns, from various authors #71
Display Title: O head, so full of bruises First Line: O head, so full of bruises Date: 1806
A Choice Selection of Evangelical Hymns, from various authors #71
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O Head Once Filled with Bruises
O head, so full of bruises, So full of pain and scorn
Translator (into German): Paul Gerhardt; Translator: John Gambold; Author (attributed to): Bernard of ClairvauxPublished in 16 hymnals
Translator (into German): 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 >Translator: John Gambold
Gambold, John, M.A., was b. April 10, 1711, at Puncheston, Pembrokeshire, where his father was vicar. Educated at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1730, M.A. in 1734. Taking Holy Orders, he became, about 1739, Vicar of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, but resigned his living in Oct. 1742, and joined the United Brethren [Moravians], by whom lie was chosen one of their bishops in 1754. He d. at Haverfordwest, Sept. 13, 1771. He published an edition of the Greek Testament; Maxims and Theological Ideas; Sermons, and a dramatic poem called Ignatius. About 26 translations and 18 original hymns in the Moravian Hymn Books are assigned to him. One or two of his hymns, which were published by the Wesleys, have been claimed for them, bu… Go to person page >Author (attributed to): Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux, saint, abbot, and doctor, fills one of the most conspicuous positions in the history of the middle ages. His father, Tecelin, or Tesselin, a knight of great bravery, was the friend and vassal of the Duke of Burgundy. Bernard was born at his father's castle on the eminence of Les Fontaines, near Dijon, in Burgundy, in 1091. He was educated at Chatillon, where he was distinguished for his studious and meditative habits. The world, it would be thought, would have had overpowering attractions for a youth who, like Bernard, had all the advantages that high birth, great personal beauty, graceful manners, and irresistible influence could give, but, strengthened in the resolve by night visions of his mother (who had died in 1… Go to person page >Arrangements
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A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. (New and Rev. ed.) #85
Display Title: O head so full of bruises First Line: O head so full of bruises Date: 1819
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. (New and Rev. ed.) #85
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. Rev. ed. #d514
Display Title: O head, so [once] full [filled] of bruises, So full of [oppressed with] pain First Line: O head, so [once] full [filled] of bruises, So full of [oppressed with] pain Author: John Gambold Date: 1813
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. Rev. ed. #d514
A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. New and Revised ed. #100
Display Title: O head so full of bruises First Line: O head so full of bruises Date: 1832
A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. New and Revised ed. #100
A Hymn and Prayer-Book #29
Display Title: O head, so full of bruises First Line: O head, so full of bruises Date: 1795
A Hymn and Prayer-Book #29
Church Hymn Book #CLXXXVIII
Display Title: O Head so full of bruises First Line: O Head so full of bruises Meter: W. M. Date: 1816 Subject: For the Holy Communion | Source: Mor. translation
Church Hymn Book #CLXXXVIII
Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #216
Display Title: O head, so full of bruises First Line: O head, so full of bruises Author: Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1153; Rev. Paul Gerhardt Date: 1920 Subject: Calvary | ; Christ | Cross of; Christ | Sacrifice of
Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #216
Hymns and Offices of Worship #66
Display Title: O head, so full of bruises First Line: O head, so full of bruises Author: Gerhard; Z. Date: 1866
Hymns and Offices of Worship #66
Hymns of Grace and Truth #41
Display Title: O Head, Once Full of Bruises First Line: O Head, once full of bruises Tune Title: ST. CHRISTOPHER Author: Bernard of Clairvaux Date: 1903 Subject: Praise and Worship | The Cross
Hymns of Grace and Truth #41
Hymns of Grace and Truth. 2nd ed. #d245
Display Title: O head, so [once] full [filled] of bruises, So full of [oppressed with] pain First Line: O head, so [once] full [filled] of bruises, So full of [oppressed with] pain Author: Paul Gerhardt Date: 1904
Hymns of Grace and Truth. 2nd ed. #d245
Hymns of the Church, Ancient and Modern #39
Display Title: O head, so full of bruises! First Line: O head, so full of bruises! Date: 1872
Hymns of the Church, Ancient and Modern #39
Hymns of Truth and Praise #131
Display Title: O Head Once Filled with Bruises First Line: O Head, once filled with bruises Tune Title: PASSION CHORALE Author: Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1153; James W. Alexander, 1804-1859 (alt.) Date: 1971
Hymns of Truth and Praise #131
Hymns of Worship and Remembrance #106
Display Title: O Head, so full of bruises First Line: O Head, so full of bruises Tune Title: AURELIA Author: Paul Gerhardt Date: 1950
Hymns of Worship and Remembrance #106
Offices of Worship and Hymns #66
Display Title: O head so full of bruises First Line: O head so full of bruises Author: Gerhard; Z. Date: 1883
Offices of Worship and Hymns #66
The Bible Hymn Book #d175
Display Title: O head, so [once] full [filled] of bruises, So full of [oppressed with] pain First Line: O head, so [once] full [filled] of bruises, So full of [oppressed with] pain Author: John Gambold Date: 1860
The Bible Hymn Book #d175
The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #120
Display Title: O head, so full of bruises First Line: O head, so full of bruises Date: 1876
The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #120
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