The Lord commonly gives riches to foolish people, to whom he gives nothing else.

Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise.

Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying.

God freely forgives us on account of Christnot on account of our works, contrition, confession, or satisfactions.

I am not of the opinion that all the arts shall be crushed to earth and perish through the Gospel, as some bigoted persons pretend, but would willingly see them all, and especially music, servants of Him who gave and created them.

A man who has no part in the grace of God, cannot keep the commandments of God, or prepare himself, either wholly or in part, to receive grace; but he rests of necessity under the power of sin.

At the last, when we die, we have the dear angels for our escort on the way. They who can grasp the whole world in their hands can surely also guard our souls, that they make that last journey safely.