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The Hymns of Martin Luther
All of Luther's hymn texts and melodies are brought together in this complete collection with supplemental background information, current historical scholarship, and comprehensive indices.
For five centuries, Martin Luther’s hymns have formed the core of Lutheran hymnals. They are honored as the premier model for Lutheran hymnwriters.
All of Luther’s hymn texts and melodies are now brought together in this complete collection. Previous English compilations of these hymns were largely limited to the work of a single translator. These translations were drawn from the best available, highlighting a mixture of styles and vocabulary.
From the beloved “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” to the largely unknown “My Bride, the Church, Is Dear to Me,” each hymn text is paired with its sixteenth-century melody and a conventional harmonization.
Special Features:
- Thirty-eight hymns and chants widely credited to Luther
- Supplemental background commentary on each hymn
- Current historical scholarship
- Comprehensive indices
| Listen | |
|---|---|
Christ, Our Lord, Who Died to Save Us | |
O Lord, Look Down from Heaven, Behold | |
| Number of Pages | 88 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780758656223 |
| Occasions | Advent, Baptism, Baptism of Our Lord, Beginning of Service, Canticle, Catechism, Christmas, Church, Church Militant, Close of Service, Confession and Absolution, Easter, Epiphany, Evening, Family, Funeral, Hope and Comfort, Invocation, Justification, Lent, Liturgical Music, Lord's Supper, Maunday (Holy) Thursday, Mission and Witness, Pentecost, Praise and Adoration, Prayer, Presentation of Our Lord, Psalm, Reformation Day, Trinity, Wedding, Word of God |
| Voicing | SATB, Unison |
| Instrumentation | Organ, Piano |
| Music Difficulty | Medium |
| Collection Content | A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott); A New Song Now Shall Be Begun (Ein neues Lied wir heben an); All Glory Be to God Alone (All Ehr und Lob soll Gottes sein); Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands (Christ lag in Todesbanden); Christ, Our Lord, Who Died to Save Us (Jesus Christus unser Heiland, der den Tod); Come, God Creator, Holy Ghost (Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist); Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord (Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott); Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice (Nun freut euch, lieben Christen); From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee (Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir); From Heaven Above to Earth I Come (Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her); Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich); Happy the Man Who Feareth God (Wohl dem, der in Gottes Furcht steht); If God Had Not Been on Our Side (Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit); In Peace and Joy I Now Depart (Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin); In the Very Midst of Life (Mitten wir im Leben sind); Isaiah, Mighty Seer in Days of Old (Jesaja, dem Propheten, das geschah); Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior (Jesus Christus unser Heiland, der von uns); Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word (Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort); May God Bestow on Us His Grace (Es wollt uns Gott genädig sein); My Bride, the Church, Is Dear to Me (Sie ist mir lieb, die werte Magd); Now Praise We Christ, the Holy One (Christum wir sollen loben schon); O Lord, Look Down from Heaven, Behold (Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein); O Lord, We Praise Thee (Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet); Our Father, Who from Heaven Above (Vater unser im Himmelreich); Savior of the Nations, Come (Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland); The Litany (Kyrie eleison); The Mouth of Fools Doth God Confess (Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl); These Are the Holy Ten Commands (Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot); To God the Holy Spirit Let Us Pray (Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist); To Jordan Came the Christ, Our Lord (Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam); To Shepherds as They Watched by Night (Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar); Triune God, Be Thou Our Stay (Gott der Vater wohn uns bei); True God from All Eternity (Der du bist drei in Einigkeit); We All Believe in One True God (Wir glauben all an einen Gott); We Praise You, Jesus, at Your Birth (Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ); We Sing Thy Praise, O God (Herr Gott, dich loben wir); Why, Herod, Unrelenting Foe (Was fürchtst du, Feind Herodes, sehr); Wilt Thou, O Man, Live Happily (Mensch, willst du leben seliglich) |
| Music Setting Composers | Carl F Schalk; George R. Woodward; Hans Leo Hassler; Henry V. Gerike; Jan Bender; Johann Hermann Schein; Jonathan Kohrs; Paul J. Grime; Richard J. Heschke |
| Music Text Writer | Ambrose of Milan; Coelius Sedulius; John Hus; Martin Luther; Rabanus Maurus |
| Music Tune Composers | Johann Walter; Joseph Klug; Martin Luther; Michael Praetorius |
| Scripture References | Isaiah 6:1–4; Luke 2:29–32; Psalm 12; Psalm 124; Psalm 128; Psalm 130; Psalm 14; Psalm 46; Psalm 67; Revelation 12:1–6 |
| Music Text Translator | Carl F Schalk; Catherine Winkworth; Elizabeth Quitmeyer; F. Samuel Janzow; Gifford A. Grobien; Gregory J. Wismar; Joseph Herl; Leonard W. Bacon; Michael A. Penikis; Richard Massie; W Gustave Polack |
| Tune Names | ACH GOTT, VOM HIMMEL SIEH DAREIN, ALL EHR UND LOB, AUS TIEFER NOT, CHRIST LAG IN TODESBANDEN, CHRIST, UNSER HERR, CHRISTUM WIR SOLLEN LOBEN SCHON, DER DU BIST DREI IN EINIGKEIT, DEUTSCHE LITANEI, EIN FESTE BURG, EIN NEUES LIED WIR HEBEN AN, ERHALT UNS, HERR, ES SPRICHT DER UNWEISEN MUND WOHL, ES WOLLE GOTT UNS GNÄDIG SEIN, GELOBET SEIST DU, JESU CHRIST, GOTT DER VATER, WOHN UNS BEI, GOTT SEI GELOBET UND GEBENEDEIET, HERR GOTT, DICH LOBEN WIR, IN GOTTES NAMEN FAHREN WIR, JESAIA, DEM PROPHETEN, JESUS CHRISTUS UNSER HEILAND, DER DEN TOD, KOMM, GOTT SCHÖPFER, KOMM, HEILIGER GEIST, HERRE GOTT, MENSCH, WILLST DU LEBEN SELIGLICH, MIT FRIED UND FREUD, MITTEN WIR IM LEBEN SIND, NUN BITTEN WIR, NUN FREUT EUCH, NUN KOMM, DER HEIDEN HEILAND, PUER NOBIS, SIE IST MIR LIEB, VATER UNSER, VERLEIH UNS FRIEDEN, VOM HIMMEL HOCH, WÄR GOTT NICHT MIT UNS, WIR GLAUBEN ALL (Metrical), WO GOTT ZUM HAUS |
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