In 1523, Eber left home to at­tend the Gym­na­si­um in Ans­bach. Be­ing forced by ill­ness to re­turn home, he was thrown from horse­back and dragged more than a mile; he was de­formed for the rest of his life. In 1525, he en­tered the St. Lo­rentz school at Nürnberg, under Jo­ach­im Ca­mer­ar­i­us, and in 1532 went to the Un­i­ver­si­ty of Wit­ten­berg, where he grad­u­at­ed in 1563. There­af­ter he be­came a tu­tor in the Phil­o­soph­ic­al Fa­cul­ty there. He was ap­point­ed pro­fess­or of La­tin in 1544, then in 1557 pro­fess­or of He­brew and cas­tle preach­er, and in 1558 town preach­er and Gen­er­al Su­per­in­tend­ent of the Elec­tor­ate, re­ceiv­ing his DD de­gree from the Un­i­ver­si­ty in 1599.

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Hymns

1. Herr Jesu Christ, wahr Mensch und Gott
   • Lord Jesus Christ, True Man and God, Who Borest
   • Lord Jesus Christ, True Man and God, Who Thou
2. Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein
   • When in the Hour of Utmost Need
3. Helft mir Gott’s Güte preisen
   • To God the Anthem Raising
4. In Christi Wunden schlaf ich ein
   • I Fall Asleep in Jesus’ Wounds

Translations

1. Herr Gott, dich loben allwe wir