Philip Schaff and Henry Harbaugh
1888– · USA · Romantic
Philip Schaff (1819-1893) and Henry Harbaugh (1817-1867) were prominent German Reformed Church scholars and hymnologists who collaborated on translating and adapting hymns for American Protestant congregations. Schaff, a Swiss-born theologian who emigrated to America, and Harbaugh, a Pennsylvania-based Reformed minister, worked together to make German hymnic traditions accessible to English-speaking audiences. Their translation work preserved the theological depth and poetic quality of continental European hymns while adapting them for Reformed worship practices. Together they contributed significantly to the dissemination of German Reformed hymnody in nineteenth-century America, bridging Old World ecclesiastical traditions with New World congregational needs.
Hymn Texts (7)
- Come Oh Come Life Giving Spirit
- Holy Father in Thy Mercy
- It Is Not Death to Die
- Jesus I Live to Thee
- Jesus Whelmed in Fears Unknown
- Look from Your Sphere of Endless Day
- Peace to Soothe Our Bitter Woes