Albertini
Of the Moravian hymn-writers, the best are [322]Louisa von Hayn, a convert of [323]Zinzendorf's, and for many years the superintendent of the Unmarried Sisters' House at Herrnhut; [324]Christian Gregor, the next bishop of the Church after [325]Spangenberg, who wrote that touching hymn, "[326]Ah, dearest Lord! to feel that Thou art near;" [327]Albertini, his successor in the episcopal office, who died in 1831; and [328]Garve, who died in 1842. Of these Albertini ranks the highest as a poet; he was a man of great and varied learning, and a friend of Schleiermacher's, who asked to have [329]Albertini's hymns read to him on his death-bed. We give one: --
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