1 Forsøm ei Herrens Menighed,
Der skal du Veien lære
Og Gud, somer og bliver ved,
Med dine Brødre ære;
Din Andagt tænde deres an,
Og deres din antænde,
At fælles Lov mod Himlen kan
Som fra eet Hjerte brænde.
2 Er du en Herre, lok da frem
Guds Lov af Dines Munde
Og daglid hellighold med dem
De søde Bedestunde!
Søg dine Husfolks Salighed,
Lad denne Pligt ei rygges!
Hver Tjener, end den mindste med,
Som Christen bør ophygges.
3 Og dine Brødre, bed for dem!
Vi er; eet Legems Lemmer;
Din Uven han er og et lam,
Hvis Bedste Gud ei glemmer;
Bed tidt, og strid med Troens Skjold!
Sky Ondt, og prøv dig nøie!
Bliv ei i kjærlig Iver kold!
Søg Visdom fra det Høie!
Source: Psalmebog, udgiven af Synoden for den norske evangelisk-lutherske Kirke i Amerika (2nd ed.) #151
Birgitte was born on March 7, 1742, in Gentofte, Denmark. She was the daughter of Jens Johansen. Boye married a supreme court judge in Copenhagen, Denmark. She found time to study German, French and English and translated hymns into Danish from these languages. As a hymnist, she was involved with Guldbergs og Harboes Psalmebog (Ove Guldberg’s and Ludvig Harboe’s Psalter), to which she contributed 146 hymns. She also produced "national dramatic writing." She died on October 17, 1824.
Sources: Julian, p. 1001 & Stulken, p. 145
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Gellert, Christian Fürchtegott, son of Christian Gellert, pastor at Hainichen in the Saxon Harz, near Freiberg, was born at Hainichen, July 4, 1715. In 1734 he entered the University of Leipzig as a student of theology, and after completing his course acted for some time as assistant to his father. But then, as now, sermons preached from manuscript were not tolerated in the Lutheran Church, and as his memory was treacherous, he found himself compelled to try some other profession. In 1739 he became domestic tutor to the sons of Herr von Lüttichau, near Dresden, and in 1741 returned to Leipzig to superintend the studies of a nephew at the University. He also resumed his own studies. He graduated M.A. 1744; became in 1745 private tutor or l… Go to person page >
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