Heil'ger Gott, der du begehrest Keuschheit

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Heil'ger Gott, der du begehrest Keuschheit

Author: Jacobus Fabricius
Tune: GENEVAN 42
Published in 18 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	Seasonal Psalms for Organ, Vol. 1

Choral
	In You, O Lord, I Will Place My Trust

Instrumental
	In dulci jubilo - Three Advent/Christma…

Author: Jacobus Fabricius

Fabricius, Jacob, a chaplain in the army of Gustavus Adolphus, was born in 1593, and died in 1654. There is some doubt as to the authorship of the hymn here credited to him. Some hymnologists have attributed it to Johann Michael Altenburg (1584-1640), a preacher, teacher, and musician of Erfurt, and others attribute it to Gustavus Adolphus. "Fear not, O little flock, the foe." 445 Hymn Writers of the Church, 1911 by Charles Nutter… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Heil'ger Gott, der du begehrest Keuschheit
Author:	Jacobus Fabricius
Language:	German
Copyright:	Public Domain

1 Corinthians 6:15-20
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GENEVAN 42

Louis Bourgeois (PHH 3) composed or adapted this tune for Psalm 42 for the Genevan psalter. The 1564 harmonization by Claude Goudimel (PHH 6) originally placed the melody in the tenor. An alternate harmonization with descants by Johann Crüger (PHH 42) can be found opposite 41 in the Psalter Hymnal.…

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Piano/Organ Seasonal Psalms for Organ, Vol. 1 Festive Hymn Settings, Set 1 Advent Music for Manuals, Set 1 More Piano/Organ...
Choral In You, O Lord, I Will Place My Trust More Choral...
Instrumental In dulci jubilo - Three Advent/Christmas Pieces for Brass Quintet & Organ More Instrumental...
Handbells COMFORT, COMFORT YE MY PEOPLE More Handbells...