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 >
Display Title: O Vaterhand, die mich so treu geführet!First Line: O Vaterhand, die mich so treu geführet!Tune Title: [O Vaterhand, die mich so treu geführet!]Author: SpittaDate: 1890
Display Title: O Vaterhand, die mich so treu geführet!First Line: O Vaterhand, die mich so treu geführet!Tune Title: [O Vaterhand, die mich so treu geführet!]Author: SpittaDate: 1893
Display Title: O Vaterhand, die mich so treu geführetFirst Line: O Vaterhand, die mich so treu geführetAuthor: Karl Johann Philipp Spitta, 1801-1859Date: 1910
Display Title: O Vaterhand, die mich so treu geführetFirst Line: O Vaterhand, die mich so treu geführetTune Title: [O Vaterhand, die mich so treu geführet]Date: 1903