Wilhelm Hülsemann (clergyman, 1781)

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Grave monument for Pastor Wilhelm Hülsemann at the Elseyer Church

Peter Melchior Wilhelm Hülsemann (born March 7, 1781 in Soest , † February 1, 1865 in Elsey , now part of Hagen ) was a German Protestant clergyman and hymn poet.

Life

Hülsemann was a son of the businessman Johann Hülsemann and his wife Sophia Höcker. After graduating from high school in his hometown, he studied at the University of Halle from 1800 . In addition to his studies, he also worked as a teacher at the orphanage of the Francke Foundations . After graduating in 1802, he took over a teaching position at the Weißenstein Institute in Elberfeld . In 1804 he was elected pastor in Meinerzhagen . From there in 1808 he moved to the pastorate in Elsey, which he held until his retirement on October 31, 1862. From 1822 to 1856 he worked part-time as school inspector for the county of Limburg , from 1830 to 1833 also as superintendent of the Iserlohn church district .

Hülsemann had been married to Lisette von den Bercken, daughter of a judiciary from Altena , since 1805 .

Hülsemann published several edification pamphlets and collections of sermons, which contain many sacred songs that he wrote. Fourteen of his total of more than 300 songs were included in the joint hymnal of the Synods of Jülich, Kleve and Berg and the Grafschaft Mark from 1835, on which Hülsemann also worked as an editor. Above all his patriotic song Father, crown our king with blessings, and his house was printed in hymn books and sung on many occasions well into the 20th century.

Fonts (selection)

  • Victory flag of the Germans. To the good of wounded defenders of the fatherland. Eyrich, Elberfeld 1815; 2nd edition Hamm 1817.
  • Christian edification book for German warriors of all confessions. Schulz, Hamm 1821.
  • The unity of faith of the teachers of the Evangelical Church in our time, a synodal sermon. In addition to the chants, choirs in the liturgy for the celebration of Holy Communion of the united Brandenburg synod on August 18, 1818. Schulz, Hamm 1818.
  • Evangelical house postils, or Christian contemplations and chants for domestic devotion, to promote true piety and peace of mind. 2 vols. Schaub, Düsseldorf, Elberfeld 1827–1830.
  • The Victory Years of the Germans, a devotional book with 66 own chants. Düsseldorf 1827.
  • The story of the raising of Lazarus. Life and death in the light of divine revelation. in contemplations and chants. Köhler, Leipzig 1835. ( digitized version )
  • Christ and the sinner at Jacob's well, or The way to the holy spring. Contemplations and chants. Koehler, Leipzig 1837.
  • Sermons and chants about the epistles of the Sundays and holidays of the church year. 2 vols. Leipzig 1838.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Evangelical Chant Book. Ed. According to the resolutions of the Synods Jülich, Cleve, Berg and the Grafschaft Mark. Lucas, Elberfeld 1835 ( digitized version of the 1843 edition ); see. also Carl Heinrich Engelbert von Oven: The Protestant hymn books in Berg, Jülich, Cleve and Grafschaft Mark up to our time. Schreiner, Düsseldorf 1843, pp. 110–112, on Hülsemann's preliminary work.
  2. ↑ Father, you crown with a blessing in the hymn book of 1843
personal data
SURNAME Hülsemann, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hülsemann, Peter Melchior Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German evangelical clergyman and hymn poet
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1781
PLACE OF BIRTH Soest
DATE OF DEATH February 1, 1865
Place of death Elsey , now part of Hagen