Ruhe nach der Arbeit

Alle Arbeit ist getan

Author: John Ellerton
Tune: REQUIESCAT
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: John Ellerton

John Ellerton (b. London, England, 1826; d. Torquay, Devonshire, England, 1893) Educated at King William's College on the Isle of Man and at Trinity College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1851. He served six parishes, spending the longest time in Crewe Green (1860-1872), a church of steelworkers and farmers. Ellerton wrote and translated about eighty hymns, many of which are still sung today. He helped to compile Church Hymns and wrote its handbook, Notes and Illustrations to Church Hymns (1882). Some of his other hymn texts were published in The London Mission Hymn Book (1884). Bert Polman… Go to person page >

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First Line: Alle Arbeit ist getan
Title: Ruhe nach der Arbeit
English Title: Now the Laborer's Task Is Over
Author: John Ellerton
Language: German

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Rettungsjubel #245

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