Nikolaus Selnecker (or Selneccer) (December 5, 1530 – May 24, 1592) was a German musician, theologian and Protestant reformer. He is now known mainly as a hymn writer. He is also known as one of the principal authors of the Formula of Concord along with Jakob Andreä and Martin Chemnitz.
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Nun lasst uns Gott dem Herren
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A Brighter Dawn Is Breaking
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Nun lasst uns Gott, dem Herren, Dank sagen und Ihn ehren EG 320
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Lass mich Dein sein und bleiben EG 157
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Vier Kirchengesänge: No. 3, Lass mich dein sein und bleiben
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Biography
Nikolaus Selnecker was born in Hersbruck in Bavaria, Germany. His father moved him and his family to Nuremberg while he was still a child. At a young age he was an organist at the chapel in the Kaiserburg. He studied under Melanchthon at the University of Wittenberg, graduating M. A. in 1554. Later he was a chaplain and musician at the court of Augustus, Elector of Saxony in Dresden. Additionally he served as a court tutor and supervised education in the court chapel. He was later appointed professor of theology at Leipzig University, and pastor of St. Thomas's Church.[1][2]
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Other sources
- Jungkuntz, Ted (2001) Formulators of the Formula of Concord: Four Architects of Lutheran Unity (Wipf and Stock Publishers) ISBN 9781579107437
Related Reading
- Gritsch, Eric W. (2010) A History of Lutheranism (Fortress Press) ISBN 978-0800697129
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