Hope, oh poor soul, hope and do not despair! God will draw you out of the pit where sorrow torments you, with great mercy; only wait for the time, and you will already see the sun of the sweetest joy.

— Paul Gerhardt (1607–1676), Kirchenlieddichter

Topics: Hope & Confidence, Faith & Trust

Paul Gerhardt

Paul Gerhardt (1607–1676) war ein deutscher lutherischer Theologe und Pfarrer in Mittenwalde, Berlin sowie Lübben. Er prägte mit Liedern wie „Befiehl du deine Wege“ das geistliche Gesangsgut, verlor jedoch 1667 im Berliner Kirchenstreit sein Amt, da er sich aus Bekenntnisgründen weigerte, das kurfürstliche Toleranzedikt gegenüber den Reformierten zu unterschreiben. Heute bieten seine Dichtungen Bibellesern eine seelsorgliche Sprache des Gottvertrauens inmitten existentieller Krisen und Leiderfahrungen.

All quotes by Paul Gerhardt (149)

More on this topic

By gentle powers wonderfully sheltered, we quietly await what e'er may come. God is with us at evening and in morning, and most assuredly on each new day.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

For those who love God, he turns everything into good, even their wrong turns and mistakes God lets become good for them.
Augustine of Hippo

God helps at the latest, just in time.
Arno Backhaus

God always finishes what He starts.
John MacArthur

Commit your ways and whatever grieves your heart to the most faithful care of him who governs heaven! He who gives paths, course, and way to clouds, air, and winds will also find a way for your foot to walk.
Paul Gerhardt

That the birds of worry and grief fly over your head, you cannot change. But that they build nests in your hair — that you can prevent.
Martin Luther

When we are crushed like grapes, we cannot think of the wine we will become.
Henri Nouwen

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.
Corrie ten Boom

All quotes · lumen.bible