1866–1942
Herman Brückner

Introduction

Born: March 11, 1866, Grun­dy Coun­ty, Io­wa (birth name: Her­man Hein­rich Mo­ritz Brueck­ner).

Died: Jan­ua­ry 25, 1942, He­bron, Ne­bras­ka (fun­er­al held in Bea­trice, Ne­bras­ka).

Buried: St. Paul’s Lu­ther­an Ce­me­te­ry, Wa­ver­ly, Io­wa.

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Biography

Herman was the son of Her­man Brueck­ner and So­phia Grann­stodt. He mar­ried twice, to El­ea­nore Chris­tine Schnei­der (1889) and Do­ro­thea Lou­ise Emi­lie Staehl­ing (1922)

Ordained in 1888, he served pas­tor­ates in Il­li­nois, Mi­chi­gan, Ken­tuc­ky, and Wis­con­sin.

He lat­er moved to Io­wa Ci­ty, Io­wa, and re­ceived his Ba­che­lor of Arts de­gree from Io­wa State Uni­ver­si­ty in 1917. In 1926, he joined the fa­cul­ty of Heb­ron Col­lege in Ne­bras­ka.

In 1938, Wart­burg Se­mi­na­ry, Du­buque, Io­wa, con­ferred an hon­or­ary Do­ctor of Di­vi­ni­ty de­gree on him. He re­tired as pro­fes­sor eme­ri­tus from Heb­ron College in 1941.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Abide with Us, Lord Je­sus
  2. All Hail, Thou Day of Won­drous Grace
  3. Aloft in Yon­der Bel­fry
  4. As o’er the Realm of Na­ture
  5. Awake, My Heart, and Mar­vel
  6. Awake, Thou Spir­it, Bold and Dar­ing
  7. Blessed Je­sus, At Thy Word
  8. By Grace I Am an Heir of Hea­ven
  9. By Na­ture Man Can­not Achieve
  10. By Sin Weighed Down, and Sore­ly Strick­en
  11. Christ, of Ho­li­ness the Fount­ain
  12. Christians, Keep Your Ban­ners Waving
  13. Come Now, Ye Shep­herds
  14. Dayspring of Eter­ni­ty
  15. Dear Chris­tians, Let Us All Re­joice
  16. Firmly in My Hand I Hold
  17. Five Wells I Know from Which Do Flow
  18. From Dist­ant Shores Re­turn­ing
  19. From His Throne in Hea­ven
  20. Go Joy­ful­ly Forth to War Against Sin
  21. Go with Je­sus to Thy Task
  22. God Is in His Ho­ly Tem­ple
  23. He Lives, My Lord Has Left the Grave
  24. Heavens Can­not Thee Em­brace, The
  25. I Have Chosen Thee, My Sav­ior
  26. I Wor­ship Love’s Tran­scend­ing Pow­er
  27. If God Him­self Be for Me
  28. Immanuel, to Thee We Sing
  29. Jesus Christ as King Is Reign­ing
  30. Jesus, My Cap­tain, to Vic­to­ry Lead Me
  31. Jesus, Our Cap­tain, Hope of Our Sal­va­tion
  32. Jesus, Sav­ior of the Vir­gin Born
  33. Jesus, Sav­ior, Won­drous Mild
  34. Lamb Goes Forth Our Griefs to Share, A
  35. Let the Earth Ex­alt the Lord
  36. Let Us Ev­er Walk with Je­sus
  37. Lift Up the Ban­ner of Sal­va­tion
  38. Lord Hath Helped Me Hi­ther­to, The
  39. Lord Je­sus Christ, of Vir­gin Born
  40. Lord Je­sus Christ, the Cause Is Thine
  41. Lord Je­sus Christ, with Us Abide
  42. Lord, Op­en Thou Both Heart and Ear
  43. Lord, Thy Bless­ing Send Us
  44. Lord, Thy Word, That Sac­red Trea­sure
  45. Midst the Lilies Bloom­ing Yon­der
  46. Morning Sun Illum­ines the Skies, The
  47. Most Fer­vent Thanks I Ren­der
  48. My Beau­ti­ful Home Is in Hea­ven Above
  49. My Heart De­lights, O Lord
  50. My Soul Has Found the Sure Foun­da­tion
  51. My Truest Friend Abides in Hea­ven
  52. Now to Gain a Night’s Re­pose
  53. O Come, Lit­tle Child­ren
  54. O God, if Thy Be­lov­ed Son
  55. O Ho­ly Child, We Wel­come Thee
  56. O Let Us Praise the Christ­mas Tree
  57. O Lord, Thou Liv­ing Bread from Hea­ven
  58. O Love Di­vine, All Else Tran­scend­ing
  59. O My Sav­ior, I Adore Thee
  60. O That Thy Fire Now Soon Were Kind­led
  61. O Where Is the Home for the Soul to Be Found?
  62. One Thing On­ly, Lord, Is Need­ful
  63. Onward Move
  64. Our Sav­ior to the Jor­dan Came
  65. Seek Ye Who Will Some Oth­er Way
  66. Sinners May to Christ Draw Near
  67. Soul of Mine, to God Awak­ing
  68. Soul, with All Thine An­guish
  69. Sun As­cend­ing, The
  70. Sun’s Bright Rays Are Lost to Sight, The
  71. Tender Plant Is Grow­ing, A
  72. Thank Ye the Lord
  73. That We Our Will to Him Might Yield
  74. Tribute of Our Thanks We Bring, The
  75. There Is a Gen­tle Gard­en­er
  76. Thou Art the Way, the Truth, the Life from Hea­ven
  77. To God Be Hon­or, Laud and Praise
  78. To Thee, Eter­nal God, Our Fer­vent Thanks
  79. To Us from Hea­ven’s Lof­ty Height
  80. Truest Friend Abides in Hea­ven, The
  81. Upon a Mount There Stood a Tree
  82. Wait Thou, O My Soul
  83. We Ga­ther to Wor­ship Je­ho­vah
  84. Weary Now I Go to Rest
  85. Weary Now, I Seek Re­pose
  86. What Wealth of Joy Thy Pr­esence Lend­eth
  87. When Child­ren, Young and Ten­der
  88. Who Knows How Soon My Days Are End­ed?
  89. Why Art Thou Heavy Heart­ed?
  90. Why Should I Re­pine in Sad­ness?
  91. With Noise­less Step an An­gel
  92. With the Lord Thy Task Begin
  93. Would You Know My Great­est Prize
  94. Ye Bap­tized Peo­ple, One and All
  95. Ye Chris­tians, Sing a Joy­ful Lay
  96. Zion’s Daugh­ter, O Re­joice

Translations

  1. Arise, My Soul, New Light Re­ceiv­ing
  2. Be Ye Joy­ful, Earth and Sky
  3. For Me to Live Is Je­sus
  4. God Him­self Is Pre­sent
  5. Jesus, Sun of Glad­ness
  6. Lift Up the Ban­ner of Sal­va­tion
  7. My Beau­ti­ful Home Is in Hea­ven Above
  8. O Take My Hand, Dear Fa­ther
  9. Preserve in Full­est Mea­sure

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