Christoph Knoll (1563 – 1630) was a German theologian and
hymn writer.
Knoll was born in
Bunzlau, the son of a shoemaker. He studied theology from 1583 at the
University of Frankfurt an der Oder and the following year at the
Wittenberg University. He was also interested in mathematics and astronomy. He was ''Signator'' in
Sprottau
Szprotawa (german: Sprottau) is a town in western Poland, in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship. It has 11,820 inhabitants (2019).
History
The region was part of Poland after the emergence of the Piast monarchy in the 10th century. The first me ...
in 1584 or 1586, and ''Diakon'' (dean) there from 1691. Knoll died in Sprottau.
During the plague of 1599, Knoll wrote his "geistliches Sterbelied" (spiritual song for the dying) "
Herzlich thut mich verlangen nach einem selgen End". It became known already during his lifetime. It appeared in Görlitz in 1613 in the hymnal ''Harmoniae sacrae'' with the melody of
Hans Leo Haßler's love song "Mein G’müt ist mir verwirret".
[Hansjakob Becker et al.: ''Geistliches Wunderhorn. Große deutsche Kirchenlieder.'' 2. Auflage. Beck, München 2003, , p. 276.] The same melody was later used by
Johann Crüger for
Paul Gerhardt's "
O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden".
Selected works
* ''Trostbüchlein oder Praxi articulorum de resurrectione carnis et vita aeterna'' (ohne Jahr, ohne Ort)
* "
Herzlich thut mich verlangen nach einem selgen End" (1599)
* ''Calendarium generale perpetuum'' (Liegnitz 1619)
* ''Im Leben und im Sterben''
References
Literature
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German Lutheran hymnwriters
1563 births
1630 deaths