Herr Gott, dich loben wir
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"Herr Gott, dich loben wir" is a Lutheran hymn, which Martin Luther wrote in 1529 as a translation and partial paraphrase of the Latin Te Deum. It is sometimes called the German Te Deum. The hymn was
The author in 1526, wedding picture by Lucas Cranach
Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16, is a church cantata for New Year's Day by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was first performed on 1 January 1726 in Leipzig, as part of the composer's third cantata cycle.
Herr Gott, dich loben wir
…and continuo. Johann Sebastian Bach used parts of the text and melody in cantatas for New Year's Day, Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190, and Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16. Felix Mendelssohn composed a setting Herr Gott, dich loben wir (Te Deum) for solo voices, double chorus, four trombones, strings, and organ, first…
Paul Eber, hymn writer