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O Vater aller frommen

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1 O Vater aller Frommen!
geheiliget werd' Dein Nam,
las Dein Reich zu unx kommen,
Dein Will der mach'uns zahm;
Gieb Brodt, vergieb die Sünde,
kein Arg's das Herz entzünde;
läos uns aus aller Noth.

Source: Evangelisch-Lutherisches Gesang-Buch: worin die gebräuchlichsten alten Kirchen-Lieder Dr. M. Lutheri und anderer reinen lehrer und zeugen Gottes, zur Befoerderung der wahren ... (2. verm. Aus.) #282

Author: Johann Agricola

Agricola, Johann or Johannes (latinized from Schneider, (Schnitter) or Sartor, also called Magister Islebius), born April 20, 1492, at Eisleben, where his father was a tailor. During his University course at Wittenberg, Luther took a great interest in him, entertained him at his own table, took him with him to Leipzig for the disputation, in 1519, with Dr. Eck, and in 1525 procured for him the position of Rector of St. Andrew's School at Eisleben, and preacher at St. Nicholas's Church there. He remained in Eisleben till 1536, working hand in hand with Luther; but after his removal to Wittenberg, in 1536, as one of the lecturers in the University, he developed Antinomian views, and, in 1537, published a series of theses which Luther answered… Go to person page >

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First Line: O Vater aller frommen
Author: Johann Agricola
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

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Vollständiges Marburger Gesang-Buch #112

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