George Blaurock
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Jörg vom Haus Jacob (Georg Cajacob, or George of the House of Jacob), commonly known as George Blaurock[1] (c. 1491 – September 6, 1529), was an Anabaptist leader and evangelist. Along with Conrad Grebel and Felix Manz, he was a co-founder of the Swiss Brethren in Zürich, and thereby one of the founders of Anabaptism.
George Blaurock was born in 1491 in
George Blaurock worked closely with Felix Manz until Manz was martyred in Zürich on January 5, 1527. On that same day, Blaurock was severely beaten and permanently expelled from Zürich. He kept moving, laboring at Bern, Biel, the Grisons, and Appenzell. After his arrest and fourth banishment in April 1527, Blaurock left Switzerland never to return.
From here he turned to the
The only writings left by Blaurock were a letter and two hymns written during his last three weeks of life. The hymns are entitled Gott Führt Ein Recht Gericht ("God Holds a Righteous Judgment") and Gott, dich will ich loben ("God, You I Will Praise"). Both hymns are preserved in the Ausbund, an old Anabaptist hymnal still used by the Amish.
- Gott, dich will ich loben
- 1. Lord God, how do I praise Thee
- From hence and evermore,
- That Thou real faith didst give me
- By which I Thee may know.
- 6. Forget me not, O Father,
- Be near me evermore;
- Thy Spirit shield and teach me,
- That in afflictions great
- Thy comfort I may ever prove,
- And valiantly may obtain
- The victory in this fight.
Notes
- ^ The nickname Blaurock means blue coat. He was also nicknamed der starke Jörg meaning Strong George.
- ^ "Bruderhof - Fellowship for Intentional Community". Fellowship for Intentional Community. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ^ "Foundations". Bruderhof. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
References
- The Anabaptist Story, by William Roscoe Estep ISBN 0-8028-1594-4
- Anabaptist Portraits, by John Allen Moore (Has a short biography of Blaurock) ISBN 0-8361-3361-7
External links
- Blaurock, Georg (ca. 1492–1529) in Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online