Author Bio Information
Olearius, Johann Gottfried's bio information
Saturday, September 17, 1611 - Monday, April 24, 1684
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 17th 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)
eHymns Source: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Olearius.htm
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 17th 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)
eHymns Source: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Olearius.htm
The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - More Of Jesus (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 18, 2023)
- # 2 - Jesus Is All The World To Me (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 02, 2023)
- # 3 - The Nail-Scarred Hand (TTBB) (uploaded on Aug 31, 2023)
- # 4 - I Shall See Him By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 23, 2023)
- # 5 - Pass Me Not (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 22, 2023)
- # 6 - By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 16, 2023)
- # 7 - The Great Physician (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 15, 2023)
- # 8 - Peace, Peace Is Mine (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 14, 2023)
- # 9 - Only A Little While 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 13, 2023)
- #10 - Bless Me Now (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 11, 2023)