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Kindertag

Sei die Kraft von unserm Fest Glaubenszuversicht

Author: William Horn
Tune: [Sei die Kraft von unserm Fest]
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: William Horn

Horn, William. (Germany, May 1, 1839--April 27, 1917). Evangelical. Come to United States in 1855, settled in Wisconsin. Licensed in 1861, ordained elder 1866, presiding elder 1871, bishop 1891. Editor of various Evangelical German-language publications, including Das Evangelische Magazin and Christliche Kinderfreund. Editor of German weekly of the Evangelical Association, 1883, Christliche Botschafter. Editor of Evangelisches Gesangbuch, 1877, for which he supplied a number of hymns. His most famous hymn was "Pure and free from all corruption." He wrote 24 hymns in all, and has been called one of the greatest of the German writers in America. Translated many English hymns into German. Retired as bishop in 1915. --Robert S. Wilson,… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Sei die Kraft von unserm Fest Glaubenszuversicht
Title: Kindertag
Author: William Horn
Language: German
Refrain First Line: Glaubenszuversicht!
Copyright: Public Domain

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