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The Home Of The Soul
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Author Gustav Friedrich Ludwig Knak Gustav Friedrich Ludwig Knak's bio information July 12, 1806 - July 27, 1878 Born : July 12, 1806 in Berlin Died : July 27, 1878 in Dünnow / Hinterpommern He matriculated as a student of theology at the University of Berlin, Easter, 1826. In the autumn of 1829 he became tutor in a private school at Königs-Wusterhausen, near Berlin, where he worked manfully for the sick and dying during the cholera year 1831. He returned to Berlin in August, 1832, and acted as one of the editors of the well-known Geistlicher Lieder Schatz (referred to in this Dictionary as the Berlin Geistlicher Lieder Schatz), to which he contributed a number of hymns, and for which he wrote the preface dated Dec. 11, 1832. In the autumn of 1834 he was ordained pastor of Wusterwitz, near Dramburg, in Pomerania; and in the end of 1849 was appointed Gossner's successor as Pastor of the Lutheran-Bohemian congregation (Bethlehemskirche) in Berlin. During a holiday visit to a married daughter at Dünnow, near Stolpemünde, he was taken suddenly ill, and died there July 27, 1878; his body being removed to Berlin and laid to rest in the graveyard belonging to his church (O. Kraus, 1879, p. 266; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, xvi. 261, &c). (https://hymnary.org/person/Knak_Gustav) His song collection Zionharfe (1843) and his much sung Sterbelied (1843 or 1845), which was circa 1854 by Karl Voigtländer (1827-1858) , let me go. (https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Knak&prev=search)
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Notes Lyrics: circa 1850
Lyrics O where is the home of the soul to be found! Who knows its true shelter where comforts abound? What city of refuge will offer a place That sin cannot enter the soul to disgrace? Nowhere, nowhere do we behold On earth such a city of blessings untold. How blissful the rest in that city so fair, Where, dwelling with Jesus, the soul has no care! The sounding of harps in those mansions above Do bid the soul welcome in heavenly love. Rest, rest, rest, rest, heavenly rest, I long to embrace thee to be with the blest. So leave this poor earth if that home thou wouldst see, The home of the sainted from sorrow made free. Jerusalem city resplendent in gold, Wilt thou to the soul all thy beauties unfold? Truly, truly, Thou art the goal, Where rest is the portion of ev'ry pure soul!

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