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Joseph Seiss
| Short Name: | Joseph A. Seiss |
| Full Name: | Seiss, Joseph A. (Joseph Augustus) 1823-1904 |
| Birth Year: | 1823 |
| Death Year: | 1904 |
Joseph A. Seiss was born and raised in a Moravian home with the original family name of Seuss. After studying at Pennsylvania College in Gettysburg and completing his theological education with tutors and through private study, Seiss became a Lutheran pastor in 1842. He served several Lutheran congregations in Virginia and Maryland and then became pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church (1858-1874) and the Church of the Holy Communion (1874-1904), both in Philadelphia. Known as an eloquent and popular preacher, Seiss was also a prolific author and editor of some eighty volumes, which include The Last Times (1856), The Evangelical Psalmist (1859), Ecclesia Lutherana (1868), Lectures on the Gospels (1868-1872), and Lectures on the Epistles (1885). He contributed to and compiled several hymnals.
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Texts by Joseph A. Seiss (34) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| A meek and patient Lamb goes forth | Joseph A. Seiss (Translator) | English | 3 |
| Abide with us, our Savior, Nor let Thy mercy cease | Joseph A. Seiss (Translator) | English | 3 |
| Abide with us, our Savior, Uphold us with Thy grace | Joseph A. Seiss (Translator) | English | 2 |
| All glory be to God on high, Who hath our race befriended | Joseph A. Seiss (Alterer) | English | 1 |
| All praise and blessing to our God | Joseph A. Seiss (Translator) | English | 3 |
| All praise, Lord Jesus Christ, to Thee | Joseph Augustus Seiss (Author) | English | 1 |
| Almighty God! I cry to Thee | Joseph Augustus Seiss (Author) | English | 3 |
| باهر السناء سيد الوجود | Joseph A. Seiss (Author) | Arabic | 1 |
| Beautiful Savior, King of Creation | Joseph A. Seiss (Translator) | English | 115 |
| Bendito Cristo | Joseph August Seiss, 1823-1904 (Translator (English)) | Spanish | 1 |
| Blest is the home where Jesus is | Joseph Augustus Seiss (Author) | English | 3 |
| Cristo divino, Hijo unigénito | Joseph August Seiss, 1823-1904 (Translator (English)) | Spanish | 1 |
| Fairest Lord Jesus, Lord of all creation | Joseph Augustus Seiss, 1823-1904 (Translator) | English | 3 |
| Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature | Joseph A. Seiss (Author) | English | 44 |
| From paradise a state has come | Joseph Augustus Seiss (Author) | 2 | |
| ¡Hermoso Salvador! (López Lázaro) | Joseph August Seiss, 1823-1904 (Translator (English)) | Spanish | 2 |
| I a sinner now draw near | Joseph Augustus Seiss (Author) | English | 3 |
| I am baptized into Thy name, God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost | Joseph Augustus Seiss (Author) | English | 1 |
| Jesús excelso | Joseph August Seiss, 1823-1904 (Translator (English)) | Spanish | 2 |
| Jesus, Life by which I live | Joseph Augustus Seiss (Author) | English | 3 |
| Jesus, Master, Son of God | Joseph Augustus Seiss (Author) | English | 10 |
| Jesus sinners doth receive, Word of consolation this | Joseph Augustus Seiss (Author) | English | 3 |
| Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom | Joseph Augustus Seiss (Author) | English | 8 |
| Lord God we all to Thee give praise | Joseph Augustus Seiss (Translator (sts. 11-13, 15)) | English | 2 |
| Lord of all worlds, whom angels fear | Joseph A. Seiss (Translator) | English | 2 |
| O God of majesty and might | Joseph Augustus Seiss (Author) | English | 3 |
| O Son of God, we wait for Thee, We long for Thine appearing (Seiss) | Joseph A. Seiss (Translator) | English | 13 |
| Our thanks and praise to Thee be given | Joseph A. Seiss (Translator) | English | 6 |
| Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, The sun of morning wakes the slumbering | Joseph Augustus Seiss (Author) | English | 3 |
| Señor Jesús, tu aparición | J. S. Seiss (Tr. ingl.) | Spanish | 3 |
| സുന്ദരനേശു, ഈ പ്രപഞ്ചനാഥൻ (Sundaranēśu, ī prapañcanāthan) | Joseph A. Seiss (Translator (English)) | Malayalam | 2 |
| Thine is the power and glory, Lord | Joseph Augustus Seiss (Author) | English | 3 |
| Thou, mighty God, wast pleased to give | Joseph Augustus Seiss (Author) | English | 3 |
| Winter reigns over many a region | Joseph Augustus Seiss (Translator) | English | 4 |
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