Philipp Friedrich Hiller

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Philipp Friedrich Hiller

Philipp Friedrich Hiller (born January 6, 1699 in Mühlhausen an der Enz , today a district of Mühlacker ; † April 24, 1769 in Steinheim am Albuch ) was a Protestant pastor and an important hymn poet of the Württemberg Pietism .

Life

Hiller was born the son of a pastor. When he was two years old, his father died. His mother married the mayor of Vaihingen an der Enz in 1706 , who was a good stepfather to him. From the age of 14 Hiller studied in the Protestant monastery school in Denkendorf . It was here that the monastery prefector Johann Albrecht Bengel had a decisive influence on Hiller. From 1716 he was in the monastery school in Maulbronn , from 1719 he studied at the theological monastery in Tübingen .

Following his studies, Hiller became a parish assistant at the Agidius Church in Brettach in 1724 . After three years he returned to his parents in Vaihingen. Here he taught his brother and represented neighboring pastors. He was then vicar in Schwaigern for a while before he went to Nuremberg as a private tutor in 1729 , where he stayed from 1729 to 1731. His first poetic publication fell during his time in Nuremberg: Johann Arndt's “Paradiesgärtlein witty prayers” in songs .

At the end of 1731 Hiller went to Hessigheim am Neckar as vicar . There he met Maria Regina Schickhardt, a daughter of the pastor there, who became his wife in 1732. From 1732 to 1736 he was pastor in Neckargröningen near Ludwigsburg , then in Mühlhausen an der Enz and from 1748 in Steinheim am Albuch near Heidenheim. Because of the low salary and various illnesses within his family, he was very worried about his daily bread. In 1751 he fell ill with a throat disease himself. Despite medical efforts, he threatened to lose his voice. Because of the constant hoarseness, he had to give up preaching. He kept his office and took care of pastoral care. He took on a vicar for the public service.

His illness gave him more time to study the Bible and do poetic work. His masterpiece is the song “of the great Redeemer”, composed on August 28, 1755 about Eph 1,21,22: “Jesus Christ rules as King, everything is subject to him” ( EG 123).

The Steinheim community has named its network school with elementary school, secondary school and secondary school as well as a street in front of the Peterskirche after Philipp Friedrich Hiller.

Works

  • Johann Arndt's "Paradiesgärtlein witty prayers" in songs (Nuremberg 1729–1731)
  • The series of models of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament in their biblical order and connection to the worship of divine wisdom established (Stuttgart 1756)
  • Spiritual song box for praising God, consisting of 366 small odes about so many biblical sayings, children of God set up for service (Stuttgart 1762)
  • Philipp Friedrich Hiller's spiritual song box for praising God: consisting of 732 small odes about so many biblical sayings, children of God for service; in 2 parts - digitized at archive.org
  • Contemplation of death, the future of Christ and eternity for every day of the year or spiritual song box, second part. (Stuttgart 1767)
  • Short and edifying devotions at confession and salvation. Last Supper (Tübingen and Stuttgart, no year, probably between 1762 and 1767)
  • Morning and evening devotions: according to the seven petitions of the Our Father / by Ph. Fr. Hiller

Remembrance day

April 25 in the Evangelical Name Calendar .

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SURNAME Hiller, Philipp Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pastor and hymn poet
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1699
PLACE OF BIRTH Mühlhausen an der Enz , today a district of Mühlacker
DATE OF DEATH April 24, 1769
Place of death Steinheim am Albuch