Samuel Rodigast

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Samuel Rodigast
Watercolour of the thirteenth century Franziskaner-Klosterkirche in Berlin in 1690 with the red-roofed Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster, where Rodigast taught, to the left
Born(1649-10-10)10 October 1649
Gröben
Died19 March 1708(1708-03-19) (aged 58)
Berlin
EducationUniversity of Jena
Occupations
  • Theologian
  • Hymn writer
Organizations
Berlinisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster
Known for"Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan"
MovementPietism

Samuel Rodigast (19 October 1649 – 19 March 1708) was a German teacher and hymnwriter. He is remembered as the author of the hymn "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan".

Life

Rodigast was born in Gröben near

Berlinisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster in Berlin, serving as rector from 1698 until his death. Before becoming rector, he had been offered a professorship in metaphysics and logic in Jena. He is buried in the Franziskaner-Klosterkirche.[1]

Hymn

Rodigast is remembered for the hymn "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan" (What God does, that is done well). He may have written it to console his sick friend, the cantor Severus Gastorius, who may have wished a song for his funeral. Gastorius is supposed to have composed the melody. Scholars disagree on the circumstances surrounding the creation of the song.

It was the favourite hymn of King Frederick William III of Prussia and was sung at his funeral. In Germany, it is number 294 in the Catholic hymnal, and number 372 in the Protestant hymnal.[2] The text is based thematically on Deuteronomy 32:4.

Johann Sebastian Bach used the song in several different

BWV 144
,

In Theodor Fontane's novel Frau Jenny Treibel, Rodigast is mentioned as a devout poet and teacher.

References

  1. ^ Jonas 1889.
  2. ^ "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan". Die Christliche Liederdatenbank (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2017.

Sources

  • Fritz Jonas (1889), "Rodigast, Samuel", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 29, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 25
  • Eduard Emil Koch: Geschichte des Kirchenliedes und Kirchengesanges. 3rd edition., 8 volumes, 1866/76, III, 420 f.
  • Handbuch z. EKG II/1, 1957, 209; III/2, 1990, 299 ff.; Sonderband, 1958, 467 ff.
  • Reinhold Jauernig, Severus Gastorius, in: Jahrbuch für Liturgik und Hymnologie [de] 8, 1963, 163 ff.
  • Siegfried Fornaçon, Werke von Severus Gastorius, in: Jahrbuch für Liturgik und Hymnologie 8, 1963, 165-170

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