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| Short Name: | William W. Orwig |
| Full Name: | Orwig, William W., 1810-1889. |
| Birth Year: | 1810 |
| Death Year: | 1889 |
Orwig, William. (September 25, 1810--May 29, 1889). Evangelical. Historian, editor, bishop (1859), college president, book agent (1836), promoter of missions. Assisted in making new edition of Das Geistliche Viole, most important hymnbook in German America. Hymns, well-loved, included "Komm Geist vom Thron herab."
Texts by William W. Orwig (15) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ach, wie ist der Mensch verdorben | William W. Orwig (Author) | German | 5 |
| Ach, wie vergehet doch die Zeit | W. W. Orwig (Author) | German | 4 |
| Auf, Christen, freuet euch, das neue Jahr tritt ein | W. W. Orwig (Author) | German | 9 |
| Christi Wunden, Blut und Tod | William W. Orwig (Author) | German | 4 |
| Der Herr ist mein Hirte, o glücklicher Stand | W. W. Orwig (Author) | German | 3 |
| Der Tag ist nun dahin | W. W. Orwig (Author) | German | 1 |
| Der wahre Grundstein Zions ist | W. W. Orwig (Author) | German | 3 |
| Folget Jesu treulich nach | W. W. Orwig (Author) | German | 7 |
| Gerechtigkeit bringt Heil und Leben | William W. Orwig (Author) | German | 5 |
| Jahre kommen, Jahre gehen | W. W. Orwig (Author) | German | 2 |
| Komm, Geist vom Thron herab | William W. Orwig (Author) | German | 26 |
| Komm, mein Erlöser, komm | W. W. Orwig (Author) | German | 1 |
| Mein Hoherpriester du, Mein König und Prophet | William W. Orwig (Author) | German | 3 |
| O Jesu, wahres Licht | W. W. Orwig (Author) | German | 8 |
| Winde wehen von den Höhen | W. W. Orwig (Author) | German | 2 |
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