Born: Jan­u­a­ry 27, 1845, Ros­tock, Ger­ma­ny.

Died: Feb­ru­a­ry 17, 1923, Mil­wau­kee, Wis­con­sin.

Pro­fess­or, hymn­ol­o­gist, hymn trans­lat­or and au­thor, Crull at­tend­ed Con­cor­dia Coll­ege in St. Lou­is, Mis­souri, and Fort Wayne, In­di­ana, grad­u­at­ing in 1862. He served as as­sist­ant pas­tor of Trin­i­ty Church in Mil­wau­kee, Wis­con­sin (1865); as pas­tor in Grand Ra­pids, Mi­chi­gan (1871-73); and as in­struct­or of Ger­man and French at Con­cor­dia Coll­ege, Fort Wayne, In­di­a­na. His works in­clude:

• Hymn Book for the Use of Evan­gel­ic­al Lu­ther­an Schools and Con­gre­ga­tions (Decor­ah, Io­wa: 1879)
• Evangelical Lu­ther­an Hymn Book (Bal­ti­more, Mar­y­land: 1889)

Sources

Translations

1. Abide, O Dear­est Je­sus
2. Come, Thou Pre­cious Ran­som
3. Draw Us to Thee
4. From Eternity, O God
5. God Loved the World So that He Gave
6. How Can I Thank Thee, Lord
7. Jesus, I Will Ponder Now
8. I Am Content! My Jesus Liveth Still
9. I Leave All Things to God’s Direction
10. Jesus, Jesus, Only Jesus
11. Lord Hath Helped Me Hitherto, The
12. Lord Jesus, We Give Thanks to Thee
13. O God, Forsake Me Not
14. O Jesus, Lamb of God, Thou Art
15. O Lord, Our Father, Thanks to Thee
16. Oh, How Great Is Thy Compassion
17. Praise God the Lord, Ye Sons of Men
18. Renew Me, O Eternal Light
19. What Is the World to Me?
20. Where Wilt Thou Go Since Night Draws Near