Born: 1520, Jo­ach­ims­tal, Bo­he­mia.

Died: Oc­to­ber 1597, Celle (Zelle), Ger­ma­ny.

Son of Ja­kob Fisch­er, Christ­oph ma­tric­u­lat­ed at the Un­i­ver­si­ty of Wit­ten­berg in No­vem­ber 1540 (MA 1544). He was or­dained in Wit­ten­berg Feb­ru­a­ry 10, 1544, and served as pas­tor and probst at Jüter­bogk, near Wit­ten­berg. In 1552, he be­came ca­thed­ral preach­er and su­per­in­ten­dent at Schmal­kal­den, in 1571 pas­tor and gen­er­al su­per­in­ten­dent at Celle, and in 1577 chief pas­tor of St. Mar­tin’s church in Hal­ber­stadt. He re­turned to Celle in 1583 as gen­er­al su­per­in­ten­dent of Lüne­burg. His works in­clude:

• Christliche und ein­fel­tige Er­kler­ung der gnad­en­reich­en His­tor­ien des Ley­dens und Ster­bens (Schmal­kal­den: 1585)

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Lyrics

1. Wir danken dir, Herr Je­su Christ
   • Lord Je­sus, We Give Thanks to Thee