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Behind the Hymn: Be Still My Soul

September 30, 2018 Leave a comment

Be Still, My Soul was a favorite of Eric Liddell, of Chariots of Fire fame. As he lay dying, this was the last song he requested. Katharina von Schlegel wrote the original lyrics in German. She was born in 1697. Little is known about her other than she was connected with a small court at Köthen, north of Halle, in […]

Hymn Story: Be Still My Soul

August 14, 2016 Leave a comment

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Little seems to be known about the author of the hymn Be Still My Soul. Katharina Amalia Dorothea von Schlegel, the author, who was born in 1697. She is believed to have come from an aristocratic family in Germany. Jane L. Borthwick, a member of the Scottish Church, translated the hymn. The tune is called Finlandia and was written by […]

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Behind the Hymn: Be Still My Soul

Hymn Story: Be Still My Soul