Martin Behm (1557-1622)


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Name (English): Martin Behm
Short name: Martin Behm
Year of birth: 1557
Year of death: 1622
Short Description: "Martin Behm (1557–1622) was a German hymnwriter.

Born in Lauban (now Lubań in Poland), Behm was deacon and later chief pastor of the town´s Holy Trinity Church. He wrote approximately 480 hymns, including "Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht" (used by J.S. Bach in his cantata Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 58) and "O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht" (used by Bach for his cantata of the same name). Carl Schalk wrote that Behm was among the poets at the end of the early Lutheran hymnody period who "produced in a truly popular vein an appreciable number of excellent hymns characterized by objectivity and childlike naivete"." - (en.wikipedia.org 31.01.2020)
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[Last update: 2020/09/21]