Jakob Ebert

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Jakob Ebert (26 January 1549 – 5 February 1614) was a German theologian and poet.

Born in Sprottau, Ebert was the son of de (Andreas Ebertus). He was school director in Soldin, Schwiebus and Grünberg. From 1594 he was on the faculty of the university de (Alma Mater Viadrina) in Frankfurt (Oder), teaching theology.

He was the author of the hymn "Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ", which appeared in 1601 with a melody by de (Bartholomäus Gesius). Composers using this hymn included Dietrich Buxtehude (BuxW 20 and 21) and Johann Sebastian Bach, who based a chorale cantata on it, Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ, and used it in several other cantatas.

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