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Sep 16, 1557 Lubań, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland Died on 05 Feb 1622 (aged 64)
German theologian and writer
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About Martin Behm
- Martin Behm (1557–1622) was a German hymnwriter. Born in Lauban (now Luban in Poland), Behm was deacon and later chief pastor of the town's Holy Trinity Church.
- He wrote approximately 480 hymns, including "Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht" (used by J.S.
- Bach in his cantata Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 58) and "O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht" (used by Bach for his cantata of the same name).
- Carl Schalk wrote that Behm was among the poets at the end of the early Lutheran hymnody period who "produced in a truly popular vein an appreciable number of excellent hymns characterized by objectivity and childlike naivete".
