Nun saget Dank und lobt den Herren

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Nun saget Dank und lobt den Herren

Author (st. 1, 4): Ambrose Lobwasser ([1565] 1573, alt.); Author (st. 2, 3): Fritz Enderlin (1952)
Tune: RENDEZ À DIEU
Published in 2 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	Communion Music for Manuals, Set 1

Author (st. 1, 4): Ambrose Lobwasser

Lobwasser, Ambrosius, son of Fabian Lobwasser, inspector of mines at Schneeberg, Saxony, was born at Schneeberg, April 4, 1515. After studying law at Leipzig (M.A. 1535) he remained there as University tutor until 1550. After acting as travelling tutor, he was appointed in 1557 Rath and Chancellor at Meissen, and in 1562 made a tour in Italy, and received the degree of LL.D. from the University of Bologna. He was finally appointed in 1563 by Duke Albrecht of Prussia as professor of law and assessor at the High Court of Justice at Königsberg. He died at Königsberg Nov. 27, 1585 (Koch, ii. 394-401, &c). His principal poetical work was his version of the Psalter. One has passed into English in recent times, viz: Ihr Knecht des Herren all… Go to person page >

Author (st. 2, 3): Fritz Enderlin

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First Line:	Nun saget Dank und lobt den Herren
Author (st. 1, 4):	Ambrose Lobwasser ([1565] 1573, alt.)
Author (st. 2, 3):	Fritz Enderlin (1952)
Language:	German

Psalm 118
(hymns)

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Tune

RENDEZ À DIEU

GENEVAN 98/118 is the one tune in the Psalter Hymnal used for two psalms. It was first published in the 1551 Genevan Psalter as a setting for Psalm 118; in the 1562 edition it was also set to Psalm 98 (hence both numbers in the tune name). The tune is also often named RENDEZ A DIEV, the French incip…

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