Tune: WAS GOTT TUT

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WAS GOTT TUT

Composer: Severus Gastorius (1681)
Published in 157 hymnals

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Composer: Severus Gastorius

Severus Gastorius (1647-1682 ) was a cantor in Jena, central Germany. The son of a Weimar school teacher, Severus was born with the family name Bauchspiess (later Latinised to Gastorius) in Oettern, near Weimar. In 1667, he started studying at the University of Jena. From 1670, he deputized for cantor Andreas Zöll in Jena and married his daughter the following year. Gastorius assumed Zöll's position after his death in 1677. One of his friends, Samuel Rodigast, wrote the hymn "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan" for Gastorius when he was sick (to cheer him up as Rodigast writes in his dedication). Even before he recovered, Gastorius set it to music based on a melody by Werner Fabricius. The tune became widely known in Germany as the cantor… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	WAS GOTT TUT
Composer:	Severus Gastorius (1681)
Meter:	8.7.8.7.4.4.8.8
Incipit:	51234 54365 43321
Notes:	Composer Sererus Gastoirus or Johann Pachelbel
Key:	D Major
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

Whatever My God Ordains Is Right

Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, Es bleibet gerecht sein Wille

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Notes

WAS GOTT TUT is usually attributed to Severus Gastorius (b. Ottern, near Weimar, Germany, 1646; d. Jena, Germany, 1682), who presumably composed the tune during a convalescence in 1675 (see above). The tune was published in Ausserlesenes Weimarisches Gesangbuch (1681). Educated at the University of Jena, Gastorius became cantor of Jena in 1677, a post he held until his death. He wrote a variety of church music, including five funeral motets, but he is known primarily for composing WAS GOTT TUT.

The tune is a classic example of a seventeenth-century German chorale setting in bar form (AAB). Sing in sturdy unison, changing to harmony for some of the stanzas. Do not rush, but sing with stately fervor. Observing fermatas at the ends of the first two 1 long lines will help to bring a sense of patience to this melody by giving more breathing time.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook

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Timeline

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Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

Hymns Complete Set 2
Composer/Editor John A. Behnke
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2022) pp. 48
Introductions and Alternate Accompaniments for Organ Volume 9: Evangelical Lutheran Worship Hymns 755 - 818
Composer/Editors Norma Aamodt-Nelson; Marissa Bauck; Robert Benson
Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2009) pp. 777
Introductions and Alternate Accompaniments for Piano Volume 9: Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Hymns 755 - 818
Composer/Editors Norma Aamodt-Nelson; Marissa Bauck; Aaron David Miller
Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2009) pp. 776
The Art of Hymn Playing 2nd edition: 250 Preludes Introductions Free Accompaniments & Alternate Harmonizations
Composer/Editor Charles Callahan
Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (2006) pp. 154-155
Easy Hymn Settings Set 4 General (Communion)
Composer/Editor Michael A. Burkhardt
Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (2004) pp. 28
The Creative Use of the Organ in Worship
Composer/Editor Hal H. Hopson
Published By: Hope Publishing Company (2000) pp. 176
Creative Hymn Accompaniments for Organ: Volume 3
Composer/Editor Gerhard Krapf
Published By: The Sacred Music Press (1996) pp. 31
Hymn Descants Set 4: With C and B flat Instrument Parts
Composer/Editor Stanley Drummond Wolff
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1994) pp. 32
The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 41: General: Walt - Werde
Composer/Editors Richard Hillert; Hans Friedrich Micheelsen
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1986) pp. 21
Hymn Descants Set 1
Composer/Editor Gerhard Kraft
Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1981) pp. 29
New Organ Settings for Hymns and Chorales Set II: Opus 22
Composer/Editor Jan Bender
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1963) pp. 45

Organ Solo

Hymn Prelude Library Volume Twelve Tunes WXYZ: Lutheran Service Book
Composer/Editors Kevin J. Hildebrand; Carl Flentge Schalk
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2017) pp. 28
Our Cheerful Songs: Hymn Preludes for Organ
Composer/Editor Robert J. Powell
Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2014) pp. 30
Augsburg Organ Library Healing and Funeral
Composer/Editors Norma Aamodt-Nelson; J. Bert Carlson
Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2013) pp. 135
Let All Creation Join: Five Hymn Settings for Organ
Composer/Editor David Schelat
Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (2013) pp. 16
Oxford Service Music for Organ: Manuals and Pedals Book 1
Composer/Editors Anne Marsden Thomas; Johann Gottfried Walther
Published By: Oxford University Press (2011) pp. 48
The Master Organ Works of Jan Bender Volume 1: Chorale Preludes for Organ or Piano
Composer/Editors Jan Bender; David Fienen
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2005) pp. 74
Easy Hymn Settings Set 4 General (Communion)
Composer/Editor Michael A. Burkhardt
Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (2004) pp. 28
Organ Images for Fall and Winter
Composer/Editor Robert Lind
Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2004) pp. 52
Six Hymn Improvisations Set 4
Composer/Editor Kevin J. Hildebrand
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2003) pp. 18
The Organist's Companion Volume 22 Number 5 July 2000 General, Weddings: A Bi-monthly Journal of Quality Organ Music for the Practical Church Musician
Composer/Editors Wayne Leupold; Kathryn Elting
Published By: McAfee Music Corporation (2000) pp. 15
12 Hymn Preludes: Settings by Kevin J. Sadowski
Composer/Editor Kevin J. Sadowski
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1999) pp. 30
A New Look at the Old: Seven Creative Hymn Settings for Organ
Composer/Editor J. Bert Carlson
Published By: Augsburg Fortress (1999) pp. 22
An Eternity of Praise 30 Chorale Preludes from Present-Day Germany: 30 Chorale Preludes From Present-day Germany
Composer/Editors John A. Behnke; Günter Raphael
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1999) pp. 50
An Eternity of Praise 30 Chorale Preludes from Present-Day Germany: European Connection Volume 1
Composer/Editor John A. Behnke
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1999) pp. 50
New Look at the Old: Seven Creative Hymn Settings for Organ
Composer/Editor J. Bert Carlson
Published By: Augsburg Fortress (1999) pp. 22
Album of Choral Preludes from Olden and Modern Times for Organ: Complete - A Kalmus Classic Edition
Composer/Editor Adolf Friedrich Hesse
Published By: Warner Brothers Publications, Inc. (1998) pp. 129
Album of Choral Preludes from Olden and Modern Times for Organ: Complete - A Kalmus Classic Edition K 02044
Composer/Editor Adolf Friedrich Hesse
Published By: Warner Brothers Publications, Inc. (1998) pp. 129
Album of Chorale Preludes from Classical to Modern Times: Volume 1: C Major to F Major (Nos. 1-130)
Composer/Editor Adolf Friedrich Hesse
Published By: The Well-Tempered Press (1998) pp. 72
Improvisations on Classic Chorales
Composer/Editor Paul O. Manz
Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (1992) pp. 28
Six General Hymn Improvisations Set 1
Composer/Editor Michael Burkhardt
Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (1992) pp. 10
Chorale Preludes by Old Masters Volume 2: For Organ
Composer/Editors Karl Straube; Johann Peter Kellner
Published By: Masters Music Publications, Inc. (1991) pp. 84
Chorale Preludes by Old Masters Volume 3: For Organ
Composer/Editors Karl Straube; Johann Gottfried Walther
Published By: Masters Music Publications, Inc. (1991) pp. 157
Chorale Preludes by Old Masters Volume II: For Organ
Composer/Editors Karl Straube; Johann Peter Kellner
Published By: Masters Music Publications, Inc. (1991) pp. 26
Chorale Preludes by Old Masters Volume III: For Organ
Composer/Editors Karl Straube; Johann Gottfried Walther
Published By: Masters Music Publications, Inc. (1991) pp. 44
Interpretations Based on Hymn-Tunes Book VII: For Organ
Composer/Editor David M. Cherwien
Published By: Summa Productions (1988) pp. 18
The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 41: General: Walt - Werde
Composer/Editors Richard Hillert; Hans Friedrich Micheelsen
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1986) pp. 21
Wedding Music Book IV
Composer/Editors David N. Johnson; Johann Sebastian Bach
Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1984) pp. 14
Consoliere Volume 6 Number 1 January February March 1975: Practical and Distinctive Pieces for the Church Organist
Composer/Editors Charles G. Frischmann; Bram Bruin
Published By: World Library Publications, Inc. (1975) pp. 22
Eleven Chorale Preludes for the Organ: E. Power Biggs Organ Library
Composer/Editors Johann Christoph Oley; E. Power Biggs
Published By: McAfee Music Corporation (1974) pp. 15
Organ Voluntaries in Three Volumes Volume 2
Composer/Editors Alexander Schreiner; Severus Gastorius
Published By: J. Fischer & Brothers (1973) pp. 49
Hymn Preludes for the Liturgical Year Volume XXI Death Life Everlasting Commemoration: For Organ in 24 Volumes Opus 100
Composer/Editor Flor Peeters
Published By: C. F. Peters Corporation (1969) pp. 12
Twenty-One Chorale Preludes: Volume 1
Composer/Editors Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg; Robert M. Thompson
Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1967) pp. 55
A C. H. Trevor Organ Miscellany
Composer/Editors C. H. Trevor; Johann Sebastian Bach
Published By: Elkin & Company, Ltd. (1966) pp. 8
Little Choral Preludes: For Organ (Harmonium or Piano)
Composer/Editor Jan Bender
Published By: Bärenreiter-Verlag Karl Vötterle GmbH & Co. KG, Kassel, Germany (1965) pp. 50
Seasonal Chorale Preludes for Manuals Only: Book II Easter Whitsun Trinity Festivals and General
Composer/Editors C. H. Trevor; Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg
Published By: Oxford University Press (1962) pp. 22
Ten Chorale Improvisations: Opus. 5
Composer/Editor Paul O. Manz
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1962) pp. 22
Ten Chorale Improvisations Set I: Opus. 5
Composer/Editor Paul O. Manz
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1962) pp. 22
The Parish Organist Part Ten: Music for Funerals and Memorial Services
Composer/Editors Thomas Gieschen; Johann Sebastian Bach
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1962) pp. 7, 38, 51
The Parish Organist Part Ten: Music for Funerals and Memorial Services
Composer/Editor Thomas Gieschen
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1962) pp. 7
The Parish Organist Part Ten: Music for Funerals and Memorial Services
Composer/Editor Thomas Gieschen
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1962) pp. 38
Liturgical Chorale Book: Fifteen Chorale Preludes
Composer/Editor Anton Wilhelm Leupold
Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1955) pp. 12
80 Chorale Preludes: German Masters of the 17th and 18th Centuries
Composer/Editors Hermann Keller; Johann Gottfried Walther
Published By: C. F. Peters Corporation (1951) pp. 114
The Church Organist's Golden Treasury Volume Three-- An Anthology of Choral Preludes: Carl F. Pfatteicher
Composer/Editors Archibald T. Davison; Johann Ludwig Krebs
Published By: Oliver Ditson Company (1951) pp. 119, 122, 126
Reger: 30 Short Chorale Preludes: For Organ
Composer/Editor Max Reger
Published By: C. F. Peters Corporation (1949) pp. 24
76 Offertories on Hymns & Chorales
Composer/Editor Albert Beck
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1945) pp. 58
Choral-Improvisations for Organ Op. 65 Volume 6: For Confirmation, Marriage, Christening and Harvest Festival
Composer/Editor Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Published By: Edward B. Marks Music Company (1941) pp. 21
Chorale Preludes of Old Masters Volume II: For Organ
Composer/Editors Karl Straube; Johann Peter Kellner
Published By: C. F. Peters Corporation (1915) pp. 84
Chorale Preludes of Old Masters Volume III: For Organ
Composer/Editors Karl Straube; Johann Gottfried Walther
Published By: C. F. Peters Corporation (1915) pp. 157

Instruments: Instrumental Solo with Organ

With Music Crowned: Chorale Settings for Organ and Instruments
Composer/Editor Donald Busarow
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2009) pp. 50

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. 16