"Wir glauben all an einen Gott" (We all believe in one God) is a Lutheran hymn, a paraphrase of the creed, by Martin Luther and first published in Johann Walter's chorale hymnal Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn.[1] The hymn was used in several musical settings, including Kleine Geistliche Konzerte I, SWV 303, by Heinrich Schütz, and Johann Sebastian Bach's Clavier-Übung III, BWV 680 and BWV 681.[2] The Zahn number of its hymn tune is 7971.[3]
| "Wir glauben all an einen Gott" | |
|---|---|
| Hymn by Martin Luther | |
 The hymn in the chorale hymnal Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn | |
| Catalogue | Zahn 7971 |
| Text | by Martin Luther |
| Language | German |
| Based on | Nicene Creed |
| Published | 1524 |
References
edit- ^ "Wir glauben all an einen Gott, Text and Translation of Chorale". Bach-Cantatas.com. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ Williams, Peter (2003), The Organ Music of J. S. Bach (2nd ed.), Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-89115-9
- ^ Zahn, Johannes (1891). Die Melodien der deutschen evangelischen Kirchenlieder (in German). Vol. IV. Gütersloh: Bertelsmann. pp. 626–628.
Bibliography
edit- Wilhelm Lucke: Digitalisat Wir glauben all an einen Gott. In: D. Martin Luthers Werke. Kritische Gesamtausgabe, vol 35, Weimar 1923, pp 172–177
- Robin A. Leaver: Wir glauben all an einen Gott. In: Derselbe: Luther’s Liturgical Music, Grand Rapids MI 2007, S. 122–127 ([1], p. 122, at Google Books).
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