Verlangen nach Jesu! Wo ist Jesus mein Verlangen?
N.p. N.d. (ca, 1820). Item #515
4to. 290 x 200 mm., [11 ½ x 8 inches]. Printed in two columns in German. Decorative typographical border. Paper stock browned with age, some foxing and staining; tear near top of margin at printed border without loss, expert tissue repairs.
The lyrics of this anonymously printed hymn is attributed to Ludaemilie Elisabeth Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1640-72), the author of over 60 hymns and songs. It is the tale of a person who, after atoning for his sins finds Jesus and eternal life. Wo is Jesus mein Verlangen was extremely popular and printed at least “sixty-two times” in Germany but rarely printed in America. The hymn was put to music by Bach in his Cantata 32 Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen.
Not located in OCLC and not cited in either the Library Company Catalogue or the American Antiquarian Society. A copy appears to be in the collections at Franklin and Marshall, Broadside Hymn H242. No reference appears in either Yoder or Earnest.
Herman Wellenreuther, Citizens in a Strange Land, p. 146. Hymnary.org/text/wo_is_jesus_ mein_verlangen.
Price: $600.00