Johann Olearius (Hymn-Writer)

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Johann Olearius (Hymn-Writer)
Born: September 17, 1611 - Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Died: April 24, 1684 - Weißenfels, Germany
Johann (Johannes Gottfried) Olearius was the son of Johann Olearius, pastor of St. Mary’s church and Superintendent at Halle. He entered the University of Wittenberg in 1629 (M.A. 1632, D.D. 1643), where he became a lecturer and, in 1635, adjunct of the philosophy faculty. In 1637, he became Superintendent at Querfurt. In 1643, Duke August of Sachsen-Weissenfels appointed Olearius chief court preacher, and private chaplain at Halle, where he became Kirchenrath in 1657, and General Superintendent in 1664. On the death of Duke August in 1680, the administration of Magdeburg fell to the Elector of Brandenburg, and Duke Johann Adolf gave Olearius similar appointments at Weissenfels, which he held until his death. Olearius wrote a Bible commentary and various devotional works. He also compiled Geistliche Singe-Kunst, one of the largest and most important German hymnals of the 17^th Century. The first edition appeared in Leipzig in 1671, with over 1,200 entries; the second in Leipzig in 1672, with 1,340 hymns. The first edition contained 302 hymns by Olearius himself, marked “D. J. O.”

Source: Cyber Hymnal Website Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2003)
Texts of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
BWV 30, BWV 129, BWV 449
Chorale Texts used in Bach’s Vocal Works
Title		Year	EKG	Zahn
Dich bet ich an, mein höchster Gott		1686		2437
Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott		1665
Tröstet, tröstet meine Lieben		1671
Links to other Sites
Johannes Gottfried Olearius (Cyber Hymnal)	Olearius (CCEL)
Bibliography

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