Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält

"Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält"
Lutheran reformer Justus Jonas, the author of the hymn
English	Where God the Lord stands with us not
Genre	Hymn
Text	by Justus Jonas
Language	German
Published	1524 (1524)

"Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält" (English: Where God the Lord stands with us not, original: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bey uns helt) is a Lutheran hymn by Justus Jonas, a paraphrase of Psalm 124 in eight stanzas. It was first published in 1524 in the Erfurt Enchiridion. The theme of the psalm is the need of help against raging enemies. It has been translated also as "Where the Lord God does not stand (stay) with us", "If God the Lord is not with us", "If God the Lord is not on our side", among others.

History

Jonas wrote the hymn on a request by Martin Luther in 1524. He combined the ideas of Psalm 124 with passages from Psalm 12 and other Biblical motifs.^[1] The text was first published in the Erfurt Enchiridion, a hymnal of 26 songs including 18 by Luther, "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her" and other hymns by Paul Speratus, "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn" by Elisabeth Cruciger, and others.

Luther himself published his own paraphrase of Psalm 124 in three stanzas, "Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit". The current German Protestant hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch has as EG 297 a combination of Jonas' stanzas 1, 2, 5 and 6, and Luther's 2 and 3 (as 3 and 4).

Music

1563 print Geystliche Lieder, Leipzig

The hymn was published with the melody of an anonymous composer in Wittenberg in 1529, edited by Joseph Klug,^[1] and again in Geystliche Lieder Leipzig in Leipzig in 1563, printed by Ernst Vögelin.

The hymn is the base for several compositions. An early four-part setting was written by Johann Walter. Johann Sebastian Bach composed a chorale cantata, BWV 178, the eighth cantata of his second annual cycle, first performed on 30 July 1724.^[2] He also wrote a chorale fantasia, BWV 1128, believed to date from between 1705 and 1710, which was discovered in 2008. Chorale preludes were written by Johann Christoph Bach and Johann Pachelbel, vocal works were composed by Michael Altenburg, Christoph Graupner, Johann Hermann Schein^[3] and Heinrich Schütz, among others.

References

1 2 "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns halt (Psalm 124) / Text and Translation of Chorale". bach-cantatas.com. 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
↑ "Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works / Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält". bach-cantatas.com. 2006. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
↑ "Johann Hermann Schein: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält". Carus-Verlag. Retrieved 31 July 2011.

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German Wikisource has original text related to this article:

Wo Gott der herr nicht bey vns helt

Lutheran hymnody

Hymns	List of hymns by Martin Luther "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein" "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid" "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir" "Christ lag in Todes Banden" "Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam" "Du meine Seele singe" "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her" "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" "Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud" "Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ" "God's Word Is Our Great Heritage" "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn" "Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr" "Herzliebster Jesu" "Herr Gott, dich loben wir" "Ich singe dir mit Herz und Mund" "Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand" "Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der von uns den Gotteszorn wandt" "Jesus Loves Me" "Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott" "Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin" "Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist" "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" "Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren" "Now Thank We All Our God" "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded" "O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben" Passion Hymns "Such, wer da will, ein ander Ziel" "Valet will ich dir geben" "Vater unser im Himmelreich" "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" "Warum sollt ich mich denn grämen" "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält" "Was willst du dich betrüben"

Hymnals	First Lutheran hymnal (1524) Erfurt Enchiridion (1524) Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn (1524) Praxis pietatis melica (1640/47) Evangelisches Gesangbuch Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary Evangelical Lutheran Worship Hymns of Zion Lutheran Book of Worship Lutheran Hymnal Lutheran Hymnal with Supplement Christian Worship Hymnal Lutheran Service Book Lutheran Worship Service Book and Hymnal Lutheran hymnal (Finland)

Topics	Cantata Chorale Chorale cantata (Bach) Chorale prelude Hymn of the day Passion music

People	Johann Sebastian Bach Dieterich Buxtehude Elisabeth Cruciger Johann Crüger Simon Dach Paul Gerhardt Bartholomäus Gesius N. F. S. Grundtvig Claus Harms Johann Heermann Valerius Herberger Nikolaus Herman Sebald Heyden Justus Jonas Balthasar Kindermann Martin Luther Hemminki of Masku Felix Mendelssohn Philipp Nicolai Johann Pachelbel Hallgrímur Pétursson Michael Praetorius Sigfrid Karg-Elert Christian Heinrich Postel Martin Rinkart Johann von Rist Gottfried Wilhelm Sacer Carl Schalk Cyriakus Schneegass Heinrich Schütz Paul Speratus Melchior Teschner N. Samuel of Tranquebar Jaroslav Vajda Johann Walter Michael Weiße Catherine Winkworth Johannes Zahn

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