Adam Reusner
Adam Reusner, also Reissner
Biography
Reusner studied at
From 1526 to 1528, he was the private secretary of the captain
As a scholar, he wrote historical and theological works, including an "anti-papal history." He later became known as a hymn writer from about 1530. He paraphrased psalms for the Psalter of Sigmund Hemmel. His hymn "In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr" (In you, Lord, have I put my trust) is still included in the German hymnal. Its fifth stanza, "Mir hat die Welt trüglich gericht't" (The world has judged me deceitfully), appears in Bach's St Matthew Passion. A hymnal at Wolfenbüttel. Tegliches Gesangbuch ... durch Adam Reusner (Daily Songbook ... by Adam Reusner) contains more than forty of his hymns.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Hymn Society of America (1995). The Hymn. Hymn Society of America. p. 38. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Adam Reusner (Hymn-writer)". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "Reissner, Adam, 1500-1572 " Texts". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ Velde, Charles William Meredith van de (1854). Narrative of a journey through Syria and Palestine in 1851 and 1852. W. Blackwood and sons. p. 512. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
External links
- Literature by and about Adam Reusner in the German National Library catalogue
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