Daniel Rumpius (or Daniel Rump; 1549 – c. 1600) was a German Lutheran theologian, minister and

hymnwriter A hymnwriter (or hymn writer, hymnist, hymnodist, hymnographer, etc.) is someone who writes the text, music, or both of hymns. In the Judeo-Christian tradition, the composition of hymns dates back to before the time of David, who is traditional ...

. Rump worked in Stepenitz, now part of Marienfließ, and at the nuns' monastery there, which had turned Protestant. He wrote several sacred songs and hymns, partly adapted from secular models. He suffered a fire in his village, losing his property, and was severely sick. Reconvalescent, he began again to write poetry, calling it "singing songs with tears" ("mit Tränen Lieder zu singen"). He published in

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in 1587 the song booklet ''Liedbüchlein / Darinn begriffen Lehre / Trost / Vermanung …'' including doctrine, consolation and admonition. Only one copy is extant, held by the Herzog August Bibliothek in

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. One of its songs, the Advent " Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen" with a melody by

Michael Praetorius Michael Praetorius (probably 28 September 1571 – 15 February 1621) was a German composer, organist, and Music theory, music theorist. He was one of the most versatile composers of his age, being particularly significant in the development of ...

, is part of the current Protestant hymnal ''

Evangelisches Gesangbuch ''Evangelisches Gesangbuch'' (''EG''; , "Protestantism, Protestant song book") is the current hymnal of German-language congregations in Germany, Alsace and Lorraine, Austria, and Luxembourg, which was introduced from 1993 and 1996, succeeding ...

'' as EG 69.

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Konrad Ameln Konrad Ameln (6 July 1899 – 1 September 1994) was a German hymnologist and musicologist, who wrote standard works about Protestant church music. Life Childhood, youth and academic years Born in Neuss, Ameln grew up in Kassel and attended t ...

, Ernst Sommer: ''Das Liedbüchlein des Daniel Rump / Ülzen 1587.'' In: ''Jahrbuch für Liturgik und Hymnologie'' 1 (1955), .

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rumpius, Daniel German Protestant hymnwriters 16th-century German Protestant theologians 1549 births 16th-century German male writers Year of death unknown