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<em>De Gulden Harpe</em> is a Dutch hymnbook containing 270 hymns without music, alphabetically arranged. The hymns were all composed by [[Mander, Karel van (1548-1606)|Karl van Mander]] and selected from poems published in a number of volumes. The first edition of <em>De Gulden Harpe</em> appeared in 1599, followed by editions of 1605, 1620, and 1627. According to Jacobsen there was also an edition in 1626, in which for the first time <em>Bethelehem Dat is het Broodhuys, inhoudende den Kersnacht</em> was included, consisting of 15 hymns by the same poet. The <em>Gulden Harpe</em> was used among the [[Flemish Mennonites|Old Flemish]] congregations of [[Netherlands|Holland]] and also among the Danzig Mennonites who had the 1620 and 1627 editions.
= Bibliography =
Jacobsen, R. <em>Carel van Mander (1548-1606) Dichter en Prozaschrijver. </em>Rotterdam, 1906: 106.

Kalff, Gerrit. <em>Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche letterkunde. </em>Groningen, 1907: III, 394.

Kühler, Wilhelmus Johannes. <em>Geschiedenis van de Doopsgezinden in Nederland II. 1600-1735 Eerste Helft</em>. Haarlem: H.D. Tjeenk Willink &amp; Zoon n.v., 1940: II, 119.
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