The drop on the hot stone can be the beginning of a rain.

— Manfred Siebald (b. 1948), Liedermacher christlicher Popularmusik, Amerikanist

Manfred Siebald

Manfred Siebald (* 1948) ist ein deutscher Liedermacher und emeritierter Professor für Amerikanistik an der Universität Mainz. Er gilt als einflussreicher Vertreter christlicher Popularmusik im deutschsprachigen Raum, dessen Lieder theologische Inhalte mit sprachlicher Genauigkeit und Alltagsbeobachtungen verbinden. Für Bibelleser bieten seine vielfach in Gesangbücher übernommenen Texte prägnante Reflexionen über biblische Themen wie Gnade, Trost und Nachfolge.

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