Christum wir sollen loben schon

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"Christum wir sollen loben schon"
Hymn by Martin Luther
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The hymn in the Erfurt Enchyridion, 1524
Text by Martin Luther
Language German
Published 1524 (1524)

"Christum wir sollen loben schon" (We should praise Christ beautifully[lower-alpha 1]) 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.[1] The hymn was used in several musical settings, including the chorale cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121.[2][3]

See also

Notes

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

References

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Literature

  • Wilhelm Lucke: Christum wir sollen loben schon. In: D. Martin Luthers Werke. Kritische Gesamtausgabe, vol 35, Weimar 1923, S. 150–151
  • Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann: Das Buch der Weihnachtslieder. Atlantis-Musikbuch-Verlag, Zürich 2003 (1982), ISBN 3-254-08213-3.