O Christ, Thou Art the Light of Day

O Christ, Thou art the Light of day (Christe, Du bist der helle Tag) (Alber)

Author: Erasmus Alber
Tune: SAXONY (Spangenberg)
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: Erasmus Alber

Alber, Erasmus, son of Tileman Alber, afterwards pastor at Engelroth, was born at Sprendlingen c. 1500. After studying at Wittenberg under Luther and Melanchthon, he became, in 1525, schoolmaster at St. Ursel, near Frankfurt-am-Main, and in 1527 at Heldenbergen, in Hesse Darmstadt. In 1528 he was appointed by the Landgrave Philip of Hesse pastor at Sprendlingen and Götzenhain, where he devoted himself specially to the children of his charge. After 11 years' service he was appointed by the Elector Joachim of Brandenburg court preacher at Berlin, but proving too faithful for the court, was, in 1541, removed as chief pastor to Neu Brandenburg. In 1542 he became pastor at Stade, in Wetteravia, and while there received, in 1513, the degree of D… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O Christ, Thou art the Light of day (Christe, Du bist der helle Tag) (Alber)
Title:	O Christ, Thou Art the Light of Day
German Title:	Christe, Du bist der helle Tag
Author:	Erasmus Alber
Source:	Based on an old Latin song
Language:	English; German
Copyright:	By permission of Bärenreiter-Verlag, Kassel und Basel