In 1807, von Schmid was a teach­er and pre­ben­da­ry in Tann­hau­sen, Schwa­ben (Swa­bia), Ger­ma­ny. In 1827, he was serv­ing at the ca­thed­ral in Aug­sburg. His works in­clude:

• A Bib­li­cal his­to­ry for child­ren, 1801
• Ostereyer, 1816

Lyrics

1. Ihr Kind­er­lein, kom­met
   • Oh, Come, Lit­tle Child­ren