1845–1923

Introduction

Born: Jan­ua­ry 27, 1845, Ros­tock, Ger­ma­ny.

Died: Feb­ru­ary 17, 1923, Mil­wau­kee, Wis­con­sin.

Buried: For­est Home Ce­me­te­ry, Mil­wau­kee, Wis­con­sin.

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Biography

August married twice: to Sophie Biewend (1867) and Katherine Agnes John (1896).

A professor, hym­no­lo­gist, hymn trans­la­tor and au­thor, he at­tend­ed Con­cor­dia Col­lege in St. Lou­is, Mis­sou­ri, and Fort Wayne, In­di­ana, gra­du­at­ing in 1862.

He served as as­sist­ant pas­tor of Tri­ni­ty Church, Mil­wau­kee, Wisconsin (1865); pas­tor in Grand Ra­pids, Mi­chi­gan (1871–73); and in­struct­or of Ger­man and French at Con­cor­dia Col­lege, Fort Wayne, In­di­ana.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Abide, O Dear­est Je­sus
  2. Draw Us to Thee, for Then Shall We Walk
  3. God from All Eter­ni­ty
  4. I Am Con­tent, My Je­sus Liv­eth Still
  5. I Leave All Things to God’s Di­rect­ion
  6. Jesus Lives, He Bursts the Grave
  7. Jesus, O My King and Sav­ior
  8. Lord God, to Us Fore’er Se­cure
  9. Lord Je­sus Christ, Strong He­ro Thou
  10. O Dear­est Je­sus, Thee I Pray
  11. O God, For­sake Me Not
  12. O God, Thou Right­eous, Faith­ful Lord
  13. O Holy Ghost, Eter­nal God
  14. O Je­sus, Lamb of God, Who Art
  15. O Lamb of God, Most Blame­less
  16. O Lord God Fa­ther, Thanks to Thee
  17. O My Child, Fear God the Lord
  18. Our God So Loved the World
  19. Praise God, Ye Chris­tians
  20. Praised be the Lord My God
  21. Rejoice, Re­joice, Ye Sons
  22. Rejoice, Ye Sons of Men, Alway
  23. Send, O God, a Gen­tle Show­er
  24. Thank God, My Je­sus Cleans­eth Me
  25. There Is Now No Con­dem­na­tion
  26. There Is With­in This Heart of Mine
  27. Through Je­sus’ Blood and Mer­it
  28. To Thee, Lord Je­sus, Thanks We Give

Translations

  1. Abide, O Dearest Je­sus
  2. Come, Thou Pre­cious Ran­som
  3. Draw Us to Thee
  4. From Eter­ni­ty, O God
  5. God Loved the World So That He Gave
  6. How Can I Thank Thee, Lord?
  7. Jesus, I Will Pon­der Now
  8. Jesus, Je­sus, Only Je­sus
  9. Let All To­ge­ther Praise Our God
  10. Lord God, Who Art My Fa­ther Dear
  11. Lord Hath Helped Me Hi­ther­to, The
  12. Lord Je­sus, We Give Thanks to Thee
  13. Lord, My God, Be Praised, The
  14. O God, For­sake Me Not
  15. O How Great Is Thy Com­pas­sion
  16. O Je­sus, Lamb of God, Thou Art
  17. O Lord, Our Fa­ther, Thanks to Thee
  18. Oh, How Great Is Thy Com­pas­sion
  19. Praise God the Lord, Ye Sons of Men
  20. Renew Me, O Eter­nal Light
  21. What Is the World to Me?
  22. Where Wilt Thou Go Since Night Draws Near?