Heiland, deine Menschenliebe war die Quelle deiner Triebe

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Heiland, deine Menschenliebe war die Quelle deiner Triebe

Author: Johann Jacob Rambach
Tune: SCHMÜCKE DICH
Published in 27 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness

Choral
	Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness - (Ch…

Instrumental
	Music for a Celebration, Set 2

Author: Johann Jacob Rambach

Rambach, Johann Jakob, D.D., son of Hans Jakob Rambach, cabinet maker at Halle on the Saale, was born at Halle, Feb. 24, 1693. In 1706 he left school and entered his father's workshop, but, in the autumn of 1707, he dislocated his ankle. During his illness he turned again to his schoolbooks; the desire for learning reawoke; and on his recovery, early in 1708, he entered the Latin school of the Orphanage at Halle (Glaucha). On Oct. 27, 1712, he matriculated at the University of Halle as a student of medicine, but soon turned his attention to theology. He became specially interested in the study of the Old Testament under J. H. Michaelis. In May 1715 he became one of Michaelis's assistants in preparing his edition of the Hebrew Bible, for whi… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Heiland, deine Menschenliebe war die Quelle deiner Triebe
Author:	Johann Jacob Rambach
Language:	German
Copyright:	Public Domain

John 10:12
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Tune

SCHMÜCKE DICH

Johann Crüger (PHH 42) composed SCHMÜCKE DICH for Franck's text and first published the tune as a setting for Franck's first stanza in Geistliche Kirchen-Melodien. The tune name is the incipit of the original German text. Johann S. Bach (PHH 7) used this tune in his Cantata 180; he and many other…

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