Ruhe sanft

Author: Anna Bartlett Warner

Warner, Anna, daughter of Henry W. Warner, and sister of Sarah Warner, author of Queechy, and other novels, was born near New York City about 1822. She is the author of the novel, Say and Seal, 1859, and others of a like kind. She also edited Hymns of the Church Militant, 1858; and published Wayfaring Hymns, Original and Translated, 1869. Her original hymns in common use include:— l. Jesus loves me, this I know. The love of Jesus. In Say and Seal. 1859. 2. 0 little child, lie still and sleep. A Mother's Evening Hymn. In Temple Choir. 1867. 3. One more day's work for Jesus. Evening. From Wayfaring Hymns. 1869. 4. The world looks very beautiful. A Child Pilgrim, circa 1860. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Ju… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Ruh sanft in deiner Erdengruft
Title: Ruhe sanft
English Title: O little child! lie still and sleep
Author: Anna Bartlett Warner
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

[O little child, lie still and sleep] (Perkins)


OLD HUNDREDTH

This tune is likely the work of the composer named here, but has also been attributed to others as shown in the instances list below. According to the Handbook to the Baptist Hymnal (1992), Old 100th first appeared in the Genevan Psalter, and "the first half of the tune contains phrases which may ha…

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WAREHAM (Knapp)

William Knapp (b. Wareham, Dorsetshire, England, 1698; d. Poole, Dorsetshire, 1768) composed WAREHAM, so named for his birthplace. A glover by trade, Knapp served as the parish clerk at St. James's Church in Poole (1729-1768) and was organist in both Wareham and Poole. Known in his time as the "coun…

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Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 11 of 11)
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Der Sänger am Grabe #24

Deutsches Gesangbuch der Bisch. Methodisten-Kirche #d475

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch mit vierstimmigen Melodien #284[936]

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch #472

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch #472

Gesang und Melodienbuch #d545

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Gesangbuch der Evangelischen Gemeinschaft #684

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Jubeltöne #21a

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Jubeltöne #21a

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