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Es woll uns Gott genädig sein
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"Es woll uns Gott genädig sein" (May God be gracious to us,[1] or more literally: May God want to be merciful to us) is a Lutheran hymn, with words written by Martin Luther based on the Psalm 67. The hymn in three stanzas of nine lines each was first published in Wittenberg in 1524. Its best known hymn tune, Zahn No. 7247, was published in Strasbourg in 1524. Heinrich Schütz and Johann Sebastian Bach wrote settings of the hymn. It was translated to English and has appeared in dozens of hymnals.
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"Es woll uns Gott genädig sein" | |
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Hymn by Martin Luther | |
![]() "Es wolt uns got genedig sein" in the Erfurt Enchiridion, 1524 | |
English | May God be gracious to us |
Catalogue | Zahn (7246)–7247 |
Text | by Martin Luther |
Language | German |
Based on | Psalm 67 |
Melody | by Matthias Greitter |
Published | 1524 (1524) |
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