"Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein", or “Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice” in English, is a Lutheran hymn, written in 1523 by Martin Luther. It is one of Luther's early hymns and considered
Print in the Erfurt Enchiridion, 1524
Erfurt Enchiridion
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The Erfurt Enchiridion is the second Lutheran hymnal. It appeared in 1524 in Erfurt in two competing editions. One of them contains 26 songs, the other 25, 18 of them by Martin Luther, others by Elisa
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein
…the Achtliederbuch. The Achtliederbuch contained four songs by Luther, three by Speratus, and one by Justus Jonas. It appeared also in 1524 in the Erfurt Enchiridion. Apart from the hymn tunes with which it appeared in the Achtliederbuch (Zahn No. 4427) and in the Erfurt Enchiridion (Zahn No. 4428), a third melody…
Title page of the Loersfeld edition
The song "Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand" (Jesus Christ, our saviour, who overcame death) by Martin Luther, titled "Ein Lobgesang auf dem Osterfest" (A song of praise on the Easter feast)