Simon Graf
Simon Graf (* 1603 in Schäßburg ; † March 25, 1659 in Schandau ; also Simon Graff ) was a German Lutheran clergyman and hymn poet . First he was a field preacher , then from 1634 pastor in Schandau. He died there at the age of 56. He had published a collection of hymns , but it can no longer be determined whether the lesser known songs in the collection were made by him. He is also often credited with the song Christ, who is my life, dying is my profit , which, however, was published as early as 1608 and therefore cannot come from Graf.
Works (selection)
- Spiritually noble heart powder (Leipzig 1631; further editions 1632 and 1636)
- Scopus Vitae Meae Christ: That is: Chur-Sächs. Joy and Sorrow / Lament and Consolation Sermon ... (based on Elector Johann Georg I (Saxony) ). Dreßden: Bergen, 1657 digitized
literature
- Unknown author: Graf, Simon . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 550.
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| SURNAME | Count, Simon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Graff, Simon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clergyman and hymn poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1603 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schäßburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 1659 |
| Place of death | Schandau |