Praised be God and highly exalted, for he does not reject my prayer; he has never turned me away and is my light in darkness. Though I am ever wretched, needy, and defenseless among enemies here, yet he, the Lord, never leaves me, never turns his goodness from me.

— Matthias Jorissen (1739–1823), Kirchenlieddichter

Topics: Faith & Trust, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit

Matthias Jorissen

Matthias Jorissen war ein deutscher reformierter Pfarrer und Kirchenlieddichter, der nach seiner Suspendierung wegen scharfer Kritik am Rationalismus ab 1769 in den Niederlanden wirkte. Er steht für eine bibelorientierte Frömmigkeit der Erweckungsbewegung und schuf mit seiner „Neuen Bereimung der Psalmen“ von 1798 eine weit verbreitete Neuübertragung des Genfer Psalters. Bibellesern begegnet sein Werk bis heute in vertrauten Gesangbuchliedern, die Psalmentexte in gereimter, sangbarer Form überliefern.

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