Born: 1640 - Niemitsch, near Guben (or Gubin), Lower Lusatia, Germany
Died: 1689

Salomo Liscow [Lischkow; Liscovius] was a German pastor and hymn-writer. He was educated in Leipzig and Wittenberg. He served as pastor in Otterwisch, near Grimma and Bad Lausick (or Lausigk) in 1644. He was Diakonus (2^nd pastor) in Wurzen in 1685.

Salomo Liscow's hymns include Nun freue dich, o Christenheit; O Jesu, treuer Hirte; Schatz über alle Schätze; Bedenke, Mensch, das Ende; Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt; In Gottes Namen fang ich an (EG 494).

Source: Christian Cyclopedia Website
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (August 2003), Teddy Kaufman (May 2006)

Texts of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

BWV 68

Chorale Texts used in Bach’s Vocal Works

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EKG

Zahn

Links to other Sites

Salomo Liscow (Christian Cyclopedia)

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