Feb­ru­a­ry 21, 1667, Werns­dorf (near Glach­au), Sax­o­ny.

No­vem­ber 10, 1724, Düss­eld­orf, Ger­ma­ny.

Son of Jo­han­nes Crass­elt, sheep­mas­ter at Werns­dorf, Cras­se­li­us stu­died at Halle un­der A. H. Francke, and in 1701 be­came pas­tor at Nid­da, in Wet­ter­a­via, Hesse. In 1708, he was ap­point­ed Lu­ther­an pastor at Düss­el­dorf.

• Julian, p. 268

1. Dir, dir, Je­ho­vah, will ich sing­en
   • Draw Me, O Fa­ther, to the Son
   • Jehovah, Let Me Now Adore Thee
   • To Thee, Je­ho­vah, I’ll Be Sing­ing
   • To Thee, O Lord, I Come with Sing­ing
   • To Thee, O Lord, Will I Sing Prais­es
2. Erwach, O Mensch, er­wache
   • Awake, O Man, and from Thee Shake
3. Heiligster Je­su, Heil­ig­ungs­quel­le