Johann Anastasius Freylinghausen

He studied theology in Jena and in 1695 was his assistant in ministry at St. Ulrich's Church in Halle.

Freylinghausen's significance lies with his administrative accomplishment for all of the districts of hymnology.

A melody from his main hymnal was combined with a modern text, when it appeared in the common German hymnal Gotteslob in 2013, the penitential song "Zeige uns, Herr, deine Allmacht und Güte" as GL 272.

He wrote an alternative melody for Paul Gerhardt's hymn "Die güldne Sonne voll Freud und Wonne", which was included, with a bassline by Johann Sebastian Bach, in the song collection Schemellis Gesangbuch.

It included the tune Lubeck set to the words Die parente temporum that was translated by Sir Henry Williams Baker Bart.