Thomas Hartmann (theologian)

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Thomas Hartmann (born December 18, 1548 in Lützen , † November 23, 1609 in Eisleben ) was a German Protestant theologian and hymn poet .

He came from the Merseburg Abbey and in 1599 became archdeacon in Eisleben in the county of Mansfeld .

40 hymns from his pen, which he published himself. His song We thank you, Lord Jesus Christ, that you have risen from death ( EG 107) was the most widely used song .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Ingo Baldermann: 107 - We thank you, Lord Jesus Christ, that you rose from death . In: Gerhard Hahn , Jürgen Henkys (Hrsg.): Liederkunde zum Evangelisches Gesangbuch . No. 3 . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-50324-5 , pp. 66 f . ( limited preview in Google Book search).