At the close of the fifteenth century
came a talented young man from a small German village whose only ambition was to serve God
as a musician. Lorenz Lemlin was a gifted singer and player of the lute, but he was
destined to become much more. Providence led him to Heidelberg where he eventually became
an instrumental figure at the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
From the lofty ramparts of the
Heidelberg Castle, he was poised to watch history unfold around him. He was surrounded by
scenes such as Martin Luther’s defiance of Rome and subsequent trial at Worms, the
bloody Peasants’ Rebellion, and a sympathetic ruler who embraced Luther’s
doctrines.
In Heidelberg, Lemlin finds God’s
will for his life in the ministry of music at the court of Elector Ludwig V. While
attending the university, Lorenz meets Liesl Gunter, a pretty tailor’s daughter with
whom he shares happiness and sorrow. Their eventual love is deceitfully stolen from them,
but each finds strength in God’s love for the dangerous and lonely challenges that
lay ahead.
