Schutz, Johann Jacob, a German hymnist, was born Sept. 7, 1640, at Frankfort-on-the-Main, where he also died, May 22, 1690. He was very intimate with Spener and Joachim Neander. The only hymn which he wrote was ascribed to Hugo Grotius. It is an ornament of German hymnology, the well known Sei Lob und Ehr' dem hochsten Gut (Engl. transl, in Lyra Germanica, 2, 196, "All praise and thanks to God most high") See Koch, Gesch. des deutschen Kirchenliedes, 4, 218 sq. Rambach, Anthologie christl. Gesange, 3, 229; Wangemann, Kirchelied, p. 298; Theologisches Universal-Lexikon, s.v. (B.P.)
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More