"Christum wir sollen loben schon"
Hymn by Martin Luther
The hymn in the Erfurt Enchyridion, 1524
CatalogueZahn 297a–c
Textby Martin Luther
LanguageGerman
Published1524 (1524)

"Christum wir sollen loben schon" (We should praise Christ beautifully[a]) is a Lutheran Christmas hymn with a text by Martin Luther, first published in 1524 in the Erfurt Enchiridion. He wrote it based on the Latin A solis ortus cardine and kept its melody (Zahn No. 297a–b).[1][2]

A variant of the hymn tune, Zahn No. 297c, was published in 1535.[2] The hymn was used in several musical settings, including the chorale cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121.[3][4] Bach wrote an organ chorale prelude BWV 611 for his Orgelbüchlein.[5]

The tune is also used for "From East to West, from Shore to Shore."[6]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "schon" is an old form of "schön" (beautiful)

References

  1. ^ "Christum wir sollen loben schon" (in German). Christliche Liederdatenbank. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b Zahn, Johannes (1889). Die Melodien der deutschen evangelischen Kirchenlieder (in German). Gütersloh: Bertelsmann. pp. 80–81.
    —— (1889). Die Melodien der deutschen evangelischen Kirchenlieder (in German). Vol. I. Gütersloh: Bertelsmann. pp. 80–81 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "Christum wir sollen loben schon / Text and Translation of Chorale". bach-cantatas.com. 2003. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works / Christum wir sollen loben schon". bach-cantatas.com. 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  5. ^ Williams, Peter (2003), The Organ Music of J. S. Bach (2nd ed.), Cambridge University Press, pp. 258–260, ISBN 0-521-89115-9
  6. ^ Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary, #267.

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