Dach’s fa­ther was Si­mon Dach, in­ter­pre­ter to the Court of Jus­tice at Me­mel. Young Si­mon at­tend­ed the ca­thed­ral school at Königsberg, the town school at Wittenberg, and the Gymnasium at Magdeburg. In 1626, he returned to Kö­nigs­berg where, af­ter stu­dy­ing phi­lo­so­phy and the­ol­o­gy at the un­i­ver­si­ty, he for some time worked as a pri­vate tu­tor. In 1633, he was ap­point­ed as­sist­ant in the ca­thed­ral school, and in 1636 Con­rec­tor. In 1639, he be­came Pro­fess­or of Po­e­try at the un­i­ver­si­ty, and was five times Dean of the Phil­o­so­phic­al Fa­cul­ty, and in 1656-57, Rec­tor of the un­i­ver­si­ty.

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Hymns

1. Ich steh’ in Angst und Pein
   • A Dread Hath Come on Me
2. Kein Christ soll ihm die Rech­nung mach­en
   • Wouldst Thou In­her­it Life with Christ on High?
3. Nimm dich, o meine Seel’ in Acht
   • O Ye Halls of Heav­en
4. O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr From­men
   • Oh! How Blessed Are Ye, Saints For­giv­en
   • O How Blessed, Faith­ful Souls Are Ye
   • Oh, How Blest Are Ye Whose Toils Are End­ed
   • O How Blest Are Ye Be­yond Our Tell­ing