HERR GOTT, DICH LOBEN WIR (Luther)

Composer: Martin Luther

Luther, Martin, born at Eisleben, Nov. 10, 1483; entered the University of Erfurt, 1501 (B.A. 1502, M.A.. 1503); became an Augustinian monk, 1505; ordained priest, 1507; appointed Professor at the University of Wittenberg, 1508, and in 1512 D.D.; published his 95 Theses, 1517; and burnt the Papal Bull which had condemned them, 1520; attended the Diet of Worms, 1521; translated the Bible into German, 1521-34; and died at Eisleben, Feb. 18, 1546. The details of his life and of his work as a reformer are accessible to English readers in a great variety of forms. Luther had a huge influence on German hymnody. i. Hymn Books. 1. Ellich cristlich lider Lobgesang un Psalm. Wittenberg, 1524. [Hamburg Library.] This contains 8 German h… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	HERR GOTT, DICH LOBEN WIR (Luther)
Composer:	Martin Luther
Meter:	Irregular
Incipit:	57131 13321 17333
Key:	a minor or modal
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

Herr Gott, dich loben wir, Herr Gott, wir danken dir

Boże, chwalimy Cię

We Sing Thy Praise, O God

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Arrangements

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

The Hymns of Martin Luther
Composer/Editor Peter C. Reske
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2016) pp. 78
The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 26: General: Gott ist - Herr, ich
Composer/Editors Herbert Gotsch; Kimberly Kondal Patterson
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1984) pp. 47

Organ Solo

Oxford Service Music for Organ: Manuals and Pedals Book 1
Composer/Editors Anne Marsden Thomas; Johann Ludwig Krebs
Published By: Oxford University Press (2011) pp. 42
Song Of the Gospel Volume 1: Organ Literature for the Liturgical Year Based on the Hymnic Contributions of Martin Luther
Composer/Editors Henry V. Gerike; Johann Gottfried Walther
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2006) pp. 125-126
Music for a Celebration Set 4: Chorale Settings from the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries
Composer/Editors Michael A. Burkhardt; Johann Pachelbel
Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (2005) pp. 84
The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 26: General: Gott ist - Herr, ich
Composer/Editors Herbert Gotsch; Kimberly Kondal Patterson
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1984) pp. 46
Seasonal Chorale Preludes with Pedals: Book II Easter Whitsun Trinity Festivals and General
Composer/Editors C. H. Trevor; Gustav Adolf Merkel
Published By: Oxford University Press (1963) pp. 18, 20-21
The Church Organist's Golden Treasury Volume Two -- An Anthology of Choral Preludes: Carl F. Pfatteicher
Composer/Editors Archibald T. Davison; Johann Gottfried Walther
Published By: Oliver Ditson Company (1951) pp. 18
Chorale Preludes By Masters of the XVII and XVIII Centuries: Organ Series Vol. 1 - Anthology of Sacred Music
Composer/Editor Walter E. Buszin
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1948) pp. 1
The Liturgical Year (Orgelb: Forty-five Organ Chorals
Composer/Editors Johann Sebastian Bach; Alrbert Riemenschneider
Published By: Oliver Ditson Company (1933) pp. 57
Seventy-nine Chorales for the Organ Opus 28
Composer/Editor Marcel Dupre
Published By: The H. W. Gray Company (1932) pp. 34

Instruments: Instrumental Solo with Organ

Choral Preludes from the 18th Century: For Organ with a Wind Instrument
Composer/Editor Tamas Zaszkaliczky
Published By: Editio Musica Budapest (1986) pp. 16

Instruments: Instrumental Solo

Mostly Baroque: Eleven Hymn Preludes for Solo Treble Instrument and Piano (incorrectly says "Organ")
Composer/Editor Richard W. Slater
Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1982) pp. 21

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