Cover of: Lutherischer Lebenstrost Einsichten in Paul Gerhardts Abendlied »Nun ruhen alle Wälder«
Albrecht Beutel

Lutherischer Lebenstrost Einsichten in Paul Gerhardts Abendlied »Nun ruhen alle Wälder«

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Volume 105 (2008) / Issue 2, pp. 217-241 (25)
Published 09.07.2018
DOI 10.1628/004435408784514391
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Summary
This essay presents a detailed philological and historical analysis of Paul Gerhardt's well-known hymn »Nun ruhen alle Wälder«. Gerhardt, although autonomous in his poetical licence, proves to be a loyal keeper of the Lutheran theology of piety.