Heinrich Klose (hymn poet)

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Heinrich Klose , also Kloß , (* in the 16th century; † March 6, 1651 ) was a German hymn poet . Until 1629 he worked as a teacher in Schweidnitz , after which he went to the Elisabethanum in Breslau as a professor . In 1634 he became rector of the Maria Magdalenen grammar school . In 1633 he published a prayer collection in Breslau, the name of which refers to the plague that spread from 1631 to 1634 . In this work he published some of his sacred songs, which later became part of the Breslau hymnbook and others.

Works

  • New, graceful prayers in rhyme directed to dangerous death runs (Breslau 1633)
  • How can I be silent in the morning hour
  • The great light of the world has declined

literature

personal data
SURNAME Klose, Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kloß, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German hymn poet
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1651