Johann Georg Ebeling (8 July 1637 – 4 December 1676) was a German composer who was born in Lüneburg and died in

Stettin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin language, Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Po ...

. Ebeling is known as editor and composer of hymns by

Paul Gerhardt Paul Gerhardt (12 March 1607 – 27 May 1676) was a German theologian, Lutheran minister and hymnodist. Biography Gerhardt was born into a middle-class family at Gräfenhainichen, a small town between Halle and Wittenberg. His father died in ...

. He published in 1667 120 songs by Gerhardt, adding new melodies to many, writing the first melody for 26 of them, including "

Die güldne Sonne voll Freud und Wonne "Die güldne Sonne voll Freud und Wonne" (The golden sun full of joy and delight) is a Lutheran hymn by Paul Gerhardt. It is a morning hymn which was first published in 1666, with a four-part setting by Johann Georg Ebeling. Gerhardt created an ...

" and "

Du meine Seele singe "" (You my soul sing) is a hymn in German by Paul Gerhardt, a paraphrase of Psalm 146. Johann Georg Ebeling wrote the well-known melody in 1666. The song in 10 stanzas was first published in 1667 in the collection (Spiritual devotions by Paul Ge ...

". Several of his

cantatas A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir. The meaning of t ...

are extant.

Selected works

* ' 10 booklets, Frankfurt (Oder) and Berlin 1666/1667. * ' Stettin 1670. * '

Literature

* * * * Elke Liebig: ''Johann Georg Ebeling und Paul Gerhardt: Liedkomposition im Konfessionskonflikt. Die Geistlichen Andachten Berlin 1666/67''. Lang, Frankfurt am Main 2008, .

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ebeling, Johann Georg 17th-century German composers People from Lüneburg 1637 births 1676 deaths