Joachim Neander
Joachim Neander (1650-1680) was a German Reformed theologian and hymn writer. He was “the first important hymn writer of the German Reformed Church since the times of Blaurer and Zwick” and is best known for the hymn, “Praise Ye The Lord, The Almighty, the King of Creation”.
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Praise Ye The Lord, The Almighty
Psalm 135: "1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD. Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God, Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. For I know that
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The Life And Ministry Of Joachim Neander
Joachim Neander was born at Bremen, in 1650, as the eldest child of the marriage of Johann Joachim Neander and Catharina Knipping, which took place on Sept. 18, 1649, the father being then master of the Third Form in the Paedagogium at Bremen. The family name was originally Neumann (Newman) or Niemann, but the grandfather of the poet had assumed the Greek form of the name, i.e. Neander. After passing through the Paedagogium he entered himself as a student at the Gymnasium illustre (Academic Gymnasium) of Bremen in Oct. 1666.
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Praise Ye The Lord, The Almighty
