Christoph Bernhard Verspoell

Christoph Bernhard Verspoell
Cover of Verspoell's hymnal, 1829 edition
Born(1743-05-15)15 May 1743
Münster, Germany
Died5 January 1818(1818-01-05) (aged 74)
Münster, Germany
Occupations
  • Catholic priest
  • Hymn writer

Christoph Bernhard Verspoell (15 May 1743 – 5 January 1818) was a German Catholic priest, writer and hymnwriter. He published a hymnal with added melodies and organ settings in 1810. Some of his songs are still popular and are part of the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob.