I and my house shall serve the Lord

I and my house shall serve the Lord

Author: W. P. Sachs; Author: Carl Johann Philipp Spitta
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: W. P. Sachs

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Author: Carl Johann Philipp Spitta

Spitta, Carl Johann Philipp, D.D., was born Aug. 1, 1801, at Hannover, where his father, Lebrecht Wilhelm Gottfried Spitta, was then living, as bookkeeper and teacher of the French language. In his eleventh year Spitta fell into a severe illness, which lasted for four years, and so threw him back that his mother (the father died in 1805) abandoned the idea of a professional career, and apprenticed him to a watchmaker. This occupation did not prove at all congenial to him, but he would not confess his dislike, and his family were ignorant of it till an old friend, who was trying to comfort him after the death of a younger brother, discovered his true feelings. The younger brother had been preparing for ordination, and so Carl was now invited… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I and my house shall serve the Lord
German Title: Ich und mein Haus, wir sind bereit
Author: W. P. Sachs
Author: Carl Johann Philipp Spitta
Language: English
Publication Date: 1922
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Selah Song Book (Das Sela Gesangbuch) #d285

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The Selah Song Book (Das Sela Gesangbuch) (2nd ed) #695a

The Selah Song Book. Word ed. #d135

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