Christian Ludwig Brau

Christian Ludwig Brau (born October 10, 1746 in Drammen , † February 4, 1777 in Barby ) was a hymn poet . He worked as a teacher in several schools of the Moravian Brethren and composed the third and fifth stanzas of the song O, which was printed in the Brothers 'hymnbook in 1778 , Jesus' death faces were eternally imprinted on my soul! The other stanzas were composed by Christian Gregor and Johann Jakob Bossart .

literature

Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Brau, Christian Ludwig. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 732. ( Article / beginning of article in the Internet archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Brau, Christian Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Hymn poet
DATE OF BIRTH	October 10, 1746
PLACE OF BIRTH	Drammen
DATE OF DEATH	February 4, 1777
Place of death	Barby