Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren

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"Nun lasst uns Gott dem Herren"
Zahn 159
Written1575
Textby Ludwig Helmbold
LanguageGerman
Melody
Composed1587 (1587)

"Nun lasst uns Gott dem Herren" ("Now let us thank God, the Lord" or "Now let us come with singing") is a Lutheran

Zahn No. 159, was published by Nikolaus Selnecker in 1587. The song appears in modern German hymnals, including in the Protestant Evangelisches Gesangbuch
as EG 320.

History

Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch by Gottfried Vopelius in 1682,[3] and in the collection Harmonischer Lieder-Schatz by Johann Balthasar König in 1738.[4]

The song appears in German hymnals, including in the Protestant Evangelisches Gesangbuch as EG 320.[2][5] It appears in 14 hymnals.[6]

The hymn became a model for other hymns of thanks, including Paul Gerhardt's "Nun lasst uns gehn und treten", a song for New Year's Day which even follows the wording of the beginning, sung to the same tune.[2]

Melody and settings

\layout { indent = 0\cm \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \context { \Score \remove "Bar_number_engraver" } } { \new ChoirStaff << \new Staff { \tempo 2=72 \partial 2 \clef violin \key g \major \time 3/2 \set Score.midiInstrument = #"church organ" << { g'2 | g'2 fis'4 e'2 g'4 | a'2 g'2 \breathe g'2 | g'2 a'4 fis'2 d'4 | g'2 fis'2 \breathe fis'2 | g'2 g'4 a'2 b'4 | a'2 a'2 \breathe b'2 | c''2 b'4 a'2 g'4 | a'2 g'2 \bar "|." } \\ { d'2 e'2 d'4 c'2 b4 d'2 d'2 d'2 e'2 d'4 d'2 d'4 b4 ( cis'4 ) d'2 d'2 d'2 e'4 fis'2 g'4 fis'2 fis'2 g'2 g'2 g'4 fis'2 e'4 fis'2 g'2 } >> } \addlyrics { Nun laßt uns Gott dem Her -- ren Dank sa -- gen und ihn eh - ren für a -- le sei -- ne Ga -- ben, die wir emp -- fan -- gen ha -- ben. } \new Staff { \clef bass \key g \major \time 3/2 << { b2 | b2 b4 g2 g4~ | g4 fis4 g2 b2 | c'2 c'4 a2 g4 | g2 a2 a2 | b2 b4 d'2 d'4 | d'2 d'2 d'2 | e'2 d'4 d'2 b4 | d'2 b2 } \\ { g2 | e2 b,4 c2 g,4 | d2 g,2 g,2 | c2 a,4 d2 b,4 | e2 d2 d2 | g2 e4 d2 g,4 | d2 d2 g2 | c2 g,4 d2 e4 | d2 g,2 } >> } >> }

The melody, Zahn 159, was possibly composed by Balthasar Musculus [de], edited by Nikolaus Selnecker when it appeared in 1587.[2][7] As a general song of thanks and praise, the hymn was often reused by other composers. Dieterich Buxtehude composed a cantata, BuxWV 81. Johann Sebastian Bach used the chorale as the conclusion of two cantatas, his Weimar cantata for Trinity Sunday, O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165,[8] and of his cantata for Reformation Day, Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79.[9]

Vincent Lübeck composed six variations for organ.[10] Sigfrid Karg-Elert based No. 31 of his 66 Chorale improvisations for organ, published in 1909, on the hymn. Max Drischner composed chorale preludes, including this hymn in 1945.

References

  1. ^ Lauterwasser 2011, p. 28.
  2. ^ a b c d Lauterwasser 2011, p. 27.
  3. ^ Vopelius, Gottfried, ed. (1682). Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch, Von den schönsten und besten Liedern verfasset, In ... (in German).
  4. ^ König, Johann Balthasar, ed. (1738). Harmonischer Lieder-Schatz: oder Allgemeines Evangelisches Choral-Buch ... (in German).
  5. ^ "Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren Dank sagen und Ihn ehren" (in German). Die christliche Liederdatenbank. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Nun lasst uns Gott". hymnary.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. ^ Zahn 1889.
  8. ^ BWV 165.6 bach-chorales.com
  9. ^ BWV 79.6 bach-chorales.com
  10. ^ Nun lasst uns Gott dem Herren (Lübeck, Vincent): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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