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All Mankind Fell in Adam's Fall

Author: Lazarus Spengler, 1479-1534; Matthias Loy, 1828-1915 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 15 hymnals Lyrics: 1 All mankind fell in Adam's fall, One common sin infects us all; From sire to son the bane descends, And over all the curse impends. 2 Through humankind corruption creeps And them in dreadful bondage keeps; In guilt they draw the infant breath And reap its fruits of woe and death. 3 From hearts depraved, to evil prone, Flow thoughts and deeds of sin alone; God's image lost, the darkened soul Seeks not nor finds its heav'nly goal. 4 But Christ, the second Adam, came To bear our sin and woe and shame, To be our life, our light, our way, Our only hope, our only stay. 5 As by one man all mankind fell And, born in sin, was doomed to hell, So by one Man, who took our place, We all received the gift of grace. 6 We thank you, Christ; new life is ours, New light, new hope, new strength, new pow'rs: This grace our ev'ry way attend Until we reach our journey's end. Topics: Justification Used With Tune: WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN SEIN

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WINDHAM

Appears in 222 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Daniel Read Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 13455 32113 23543 Used With Text: Our nature fell in Adam's fall

WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN SEIN

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 178 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Louis Bourgeois, c. 1510-c. 1561 Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 11232 43213 43217 Used With Text: All Mankind Fell in Adam's Fall

DEO GRACIAS

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 103 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Carl Schalk Tune Sources: English, 15th cent. Tune Key: c minor Incipit: 11717 76511 75454 Used With Text: Creation Fell in Adam's Fall

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All Mankind Fell in Adam's Fall

Author: Lazarus Spengler (1479-1534); Matthias Loy Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #214 (1972) Topics: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; The Holy Scriptures Fall, Depravity, Guilt of Man Scripture: Romans 5:12 Languages: English Tune Title: GERICHT

All Mankind Fell in Adam's Fall

Author: Lazarus Spengler; Matthias Loy Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #103 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1. All mankind fell in Adam’s fall, One common sin infects us all; From sire to son the bane descends, And over all the curse impends. 2. Thro’ all man’s powers corruption creeps And him in dreadful bondage keeps; In guilt he draws his infant breath And reaps its fruits of woe and death. 3. From hearts depraved, to evil prone, Flow thoughts and deeds of sin alone; God’s image lost, the darkened soul Nor seeks nor finds its heav’nly goal. 4. But Christ, the second Adam, came To bear our sin and woe and shame, To be our Life, our Light, our Way, Our only Hope, our only Stay. 5. As by one man all mankind fell And, born in sin, was doomed to hell, So by one Man, who took our place, We all received the gift of grace. 6. We thank Thee, Christ; new life is ours, New light, new hope, new strength, new powers: This grace our every way attend Until we reach our journey’s end! Languages: English Tune Title: WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN

All Mankind Fell in Adam's Fall

Author: Lazarus Spengler; Matthias Loy Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnal #369 (1941) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 All mankind fell in Adam's fall, One common sin infects them all; From sire to son the bane descends, And over all the curse impends. 2 Thro' all man's pow'rs corruption creeps And him in dreadful bondage keeps; In guilt he draws his infant breath And reaps its fruits of woe and death. 3 From hearts depraved, to evil prone, Flow tho'ts and deeds of sin alone; God's image lost, the darkened soul Nor seeks nor finds its heav'nly goal. 4 But Christ, the second Adam, came To bear our sin and woe and shame, To be our Life, our Light, our Way, Our only Hope, our only Stay. 5 As by one man all mankind fell And, born in sin, was doomed to hell, So by one Man, who took our place, We all received the gift of grace. 6 We thank Thee, Christ; new life is ours, New light, new hope, new strength, new powers: May grace our every way attend Until we reach our journey's end! Amen. Topics: Faith and Justification Scripture: Romans 8:12 Languages: English Tune Title: WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN

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Louis Bourgeois

1510 - 1561 Person Name: Louis Bourgeois, c. 1510-c. 1561 Composer of "WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN SEIN" in Lutheran Service Book Louis Bourgeois (b. Paris, France, c. 1510; d. Paris, 1561). In both his early and later years Bourgeois wrote French songs to entertain the rich, but in the history of church music he is known especially for his contribution to the Genevan Psalter. Apparently moving to Geneva in 1541, the same year John Calvin returned to Geneva from Strasbourg, Bourgeois served as cantor and master of the choristers at both St. Pierre and St. Gervais, which is to say he was music director there under the pastoral leadership of Calvin. Bourgeois used the choristers to teach the new psalm tunes to the congregation. The extent of Bourgeois's involvement in the Genevan Psalter is a matter of scholarly debate. Calvin had published several partial psalters, including one in Strasbourg in 1539 and another in Geneva in 1542, with melodies by unknown composers. In 1551 another French psalter appeared in Geneva, Eighty-three Psalms of David, with texts by Marot and de Beze, and with most of the melodies by Bourgeois, who supplied thirty four original tunes and thirty-six revisions of older tunes. This edition was republished repeatedly, and later Bourgeois's tunes were incorporated into the complete Genevan Psalter (1562). However, his revision of some older tunes was not uniformly appreciated by those who were familiar with the original versions; he was actually imprisoned overnight for some of his musical arrangements but freed after Calvin's intervention. In addition to his contribution to the 1551 Psalter, Bourgeois produced a four-part harmonization of fifty psalms, published in Lyons (1547, enlarged 1554), and wrote a textbook on singing and sight-reading, La Droit Chemin de Musique (1550). He left Geneva in 1552 and lived in Lyons and Paris for the remainder of his life. Bert Polman

Carl Schalk

1929 - 2021 Harmonizer of "DEO GRACIAS " in Singing the New Testament Carl F. Schalk (b. Des Plaines, IL, 1929; d. 2021) is professor of music emeritus at Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois, where he taught church music since 1965. He completed graduate work at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri. From 1952 to 1956 he taught and directed music at Zion Lutheran Church in Wausau, Wisconsin, and from 1958 to 1965 served as director of music for the International Lutheran Hour. Honored as a Fellow of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada in 1992, Schalk was editor of the Church Music journal (1966-1980), a member of the committee that prepared the Lutheran Book of Worship (1978), and a widely published composer of church music. Included in his publications are The Roots of Hymnody in The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (1965), Key Words in Church Music (1978), and Luther on Music: Paradigms of Praise (1988). His numerous hymn tunes and carols are collected in the Carl Schalk Hymnary (1989) and its 1991 Supplement. Bert Polman

John J. Overholt

1918 - 2000 Composer of "GERICHT" in The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 John J. Overholt was born to an Amish family of limited means in the state of Ohio in 1918. As a child he was soon introduced to his father's personal collection of gospel songs and hymns, which was to have a marked influence on his later life. With his twin brother Joe, he early was exposed to the Amish-Mennonite tradition hymn-singing and praising worship. An early career in Christian service led to a two-year period of relief work in the country of Poland following World War II. During that interim he began to gather many European songs and hymns as a personal hobby, not realizing that these selections would become invaluable to The Christian Hymnary which was begun in 1960 and completed twelve years later in 1972, with a compilation of 1000 songs, hymns and chorales. (The largest Menn. hymnal). A second hymnal was begun simultaneously in the German language entitled Erweckungs Lieder Nr.1 which was brought to completion in 1986. This hymnal has a total of 200 selections with a small addendum of English hymns. Mr. Overholt married in 1965 to an accomplished soprano Vera Marie Sommers, who was not to be outdone by her husband's creativity and compiled a hymnal of 156 selections entitled Be Glad and Sing, directed to children and youth and first printed in 1986. During this later career of hymn publishing, Mr. Overholt also found time for Gospel team work throughout Europe. At this writing he is preparing for a 5th consecutive tour which he arranges and guides. The countries visited will be Belgium, Switzerland, France, Germany, Poland, USSR and Romania. Mr. Overholt was called to the Christian ministry in 1957 and resides at Sarasota, Florida where he is co-minister of a Beachy Amish-Mennonite Church. Five children were born to this family and all enjoy worship in song. --Letter from Hannah Joanna Overholt to Mary Louise VanDyke, 10 October 1990, DNAH Archives. Photo enclosed.

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