"Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ" ("Praise be to You, Jesus Christ") is a Lutheran hymn, written by Martin Luther in 1524. It was first published in 1524 in the Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn. For centuries the chorale has been the prominent hymn (Hauptlied) for Christmas Day in German speaking Lutheranism, but has also been used in different translations internationally. It has appeared in hymnals of various denominations including the Catholic Church.
Luther expanded a pre-Reformation stanza which is attested in Northern Germany in the 15th century, mainly in prayerbooks from the convent of Medingen, based on Grates nunc omnes, the Latinsequence of the midnight mass for Christmas, by six stanzas.[1][2] Each stanza ends on the acclamation Kyrieleis. The hymn was published in Eyn Enchiridion in Erfurt in 1524.[1]
TuneEdit
Melody as it appears in the final movement of the cantata by Bach (BWV 91)
The hymn tune (Zahn No. 1947)[3] was first printed in Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn, a booklet of spiritual song, collected by Johann Walter but is attested also in the prayerbooks from the convent of Medingen and even appears on an antependium made by the nuns in the late 15th century.[4] It seems likely that both Luther and Walter collaborated to modify an older melody.[5] In the first verse, the highest notes accentuate important words such as Jesu, Mensch (man), Jungfrau (virgin), Engel (angels).[citation needed]
^Henrike Lähnemann, An dessen bom wil ik stighen. Die Ikonographie des Wichmannsburger Antependiums im Kontext der Medinger Handschriften, in: Oxford German Studies 34 (2005), pp. 19-46.
^ abcd"Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ / Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works". bach-cantatas.com. 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
^BWV 314 at Luke Dahn's www.bach-chorales.com website.
^"Christmas Cantatas" (PDF). eclassical.com. 2018. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ Praise be to You Jesus Christ is a Lutheran hymn written by Martin Luther in 1524 It was first published in 1524 in the Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn For centuries the chorale has been the prominent hymn Hauptlied for Christmas Day in German speaking Lutheranism but has also been used in different translations internationally It has appeared in hymnals of various denominations including the Catholic Church Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ Hymn by Martin Luther Gelobet seystu Jhesu Christ in Walter s Eyn geystlich Gesangk BuchleynEnglishPraise be to You Jesus ChristCatalogueZahn 1947Textby Martin LutherLanguageGermanPublished1524 1524 Harmonized MIDI version source source source Contents 1 Text 2 Tune 3 Musical settings 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksText EditLuther expanded a pre Reformation stanza which is attested in Northern Germany in the 15th century mainly in prayerbooks from the convent of Medingen based on Grates nunc omnes the Latin sequence of the midnight mass for Christmas by six stanzas 1 2 Each stanza ends on the acclamation Kyrieleis The hymn was published in Eyn Enchiridion in Erfurt in 1524 1 Tune EditMelody as it appears in the final movement of the cantata by Bach BWV 91 nbsp source Audio playback is not supported in your browser You can download the audio file nbsp Gelobet seystu Jesu Christ in the Erfurt Enchiridion 1524 The hymn tune Zahn No 1947 3 was first printed in Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn a booklet of spiritual song collected by Johann Walter but is attested also in the prayerbooks from the convent of Medingen and even appears on an antependium made by the nuns in the late 15th century 4 It seems likely that both Luther and Walter collaborated to modify an older melody 5 In the first verse the highest notes accentuate important words such as Jesu Mensch man Jungfrau virgin Engel angels citation needed Musical settings EditBalthasar Resinarius s chorale motet based on Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ was printed in 1544 A setting of the hymn by Walter is dated 1551 Antonio Scandello s 1575 Lucas Osiander wrote a four part setting in 1586 Erhard Bodenschatz in 1608 Samuel Scheidt wrote two settings in 1650 A five part motet of Johannes Eccard was printed in 1597 one of Adam Gumpelzhaimer in Augsburg in 1618 Andreas Raselius wrote a five part setting in 1610 Melchior Scharer 1570 1602 set the hymn as a motet a cappella for three parts and Michael Praetorius composed various settings Johann Hermann Schein wrote a cantata for three parts in 1618 Johann Cruger set it for four voices two obbligato instruments violins and continuo 5 The hymn appears in several of Johann Sebastian Bach s Christmas cantatas He inserted its seventh stanza in one of his church cantatas Sehet welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget BWV 64 written for the Third Day of Christmas 1723 He used the complete chorale as the base for one of his chorale cantatas Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ BWV 91 composed in Leipzig for Christmas Day of 1724 He included the sixth and seventh stanzas of the hymn respectively in the first and third cantatas of his Christmas Oratorio 1734 BWV 314 one of his four part chorale settings of the hymn tune in D major and appearing in the c 1735 Dietel manuscript was likely also written as part of a Christmas cantata 2 6 Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel used the hymn s fifth stanza in the centre of his Christmas cantata Kundlich gross ist das gottselige Geheimnis 7 Cantatas based on the hymn were also composed by Gottfried August Homilius Friedrich Zelle scores and Kurt Hessenberg whose Op 9 is a chorale cantata based on the hymn written in 1935 for mixed chorus two solo voices organ and orchestra 5 The hymn inspired organ settings by Protestant Baroque composers such as Dieterich Buxtehude Johann Pachelbel Georg Bohm Bach Homilius Johann Christoph Altnikol and Johann Philipp Kirnberger 5 It is used prominently in Felix Mendelssohn s Piano Trio No 2 as the culminating melody of the finale citation needed Robert Schumann used the chorale for the theme and variations in the third movement of his Violin Sonata No 2 in D minor Op 121 changing the meter to triple time citation needed See also EditList of Christmas carolsReferences Edit a b John Julian 1907 Texts Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ das du Mensch Dictionary of Hymnology Retrieved 14 December 2010 a b Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ Text and Translation of Chorale bach cantatas com 2008 Retrieved 13 December 2010 Zahn Johannes 1889 Die Melodien der deutschen evangelischen Kirchenlieder in German Vol I Gutersloh Bertelsmann pp 522 523 Henrike Lahnemann An dessen bom wil ik stighen Die Ikonographie des Wichmannsburger Antependiums im Kontext der Medinger Handschriften in Oxford German Studies 34 2005 pp 19 46 a b c d Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ Chorale Melodies used in Bach s Vocal Works bach cantatas com 2008 Retrieved 13 December 2010 BWV 314 at Luke Dahn s www wbr bach chorales wbr com website Christmas Cantatas PDF eclassical com 2018 pp 18 19 Retrieved 22 December 2018 External links Edit nbsp German Wikisource has original text related to this article Gelobet seystu Jesu Christ nbsp Media related to Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ at Wikimedia Commons O Jesus Christ All Praise to Thee BWV 62 6 bach chorales com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ amp oldid 1175256879 Musical settings, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
