If my faintheartedness sees danger, if I too fear to succumb: Christ reaches out his arm to me, Christ helps weakness to triumph. That God's champion fights for me, that is my confidence.

— Carl Bernhard Garve (1763–1841), Liederdichter

Topics: Faith & Trust, Courage & Strength

Carl Bernhard Garve

Carl Bernhard Garve (1763–1841) war ein deutscher Theologe und Liederdichter der Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine, der unter anderem in Zeist, Amsterdam, Berlin und Neusalz wirkte. Er wurde vor allem als Verfasser zahlreicher geistlicher Lieder bekannt, in denen er klassische Sprachkultur mit einer christuszentrierten Frömmigkeit verband. Bibellesern begegnen seine Verse bis heute in Gesangbüchern und Andachtstexten als Ausdruck von Trost, Glaubenszuversicht und geistlicher Hingabe.

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