Gottfried Wilhelm Sacer

Gottfried Wilhelm Sacer
Gottfried Wilhelm Sacer
Born	11 July 1635; Naumburg (Saale)
Died	8 September 1699 (aged 64); Wolfenbüttel
Occupations	Jurist; Poet; Satirist; Hymn writer;

Gottfried Wilhelm Sacer (11 July 1635 – 8 September 1699) was a German jurist, poet, satirist and Protestant hymn writer. He worked as an advocate at the court of Wolfenbüttel. Johann Sebastian Bach used a stanza from his hymn "Gott fähret auf gen Himmel" to conclude his Ascension Oratorio. Another hymn, Jesu, meines Glaubens Zier, appears in the 1736 Schemelli Gesangbuch in a setting attributed to Bach.

Gottfried Wilhelm Sacer
Born	(1635-07-11)11 July 1635 Naumburg (Saale)
Died	8 September 1699(1699-09-08) (aged 64) Wolfenbüttel
Occupations	Jurist Poet Satirist Hymn writer