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88. Lobe den Herren (Praise to the Lord, the Almighty)

Text Information
First Line: Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren (Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, who rules all creation)
Title: Lobe den Herren (Praise to the Lord, the Almighty)
German Title: Lobe den Herren
Author: Joachim Neander
Translator: Catherine Winkworth
Adapter (stanza 4): Martin A. Seltz
Meter: 14.14.4.7.8
Language: German
Publication Date: 2020
Scripture: ; ; ;
Topic: Adoration; Gathering; God: Images and Names of (1 more...)
Source: “Lobe den Herren, den machtigen Konig der Ehren,” Alpha und Omega, Glaub- und Liebesubung, 1680; trans. Catherine Winkworth (England), Choral Book for England, 1863, alt.; stanza 4 adapt. Martin A. Seltz (USA), Chantry Choirbook
Copyright: stanza 4 adapt. © 2000 Augsburg Fortress
Tune Information
Name: LOBE DEN HERREN
Meter: 14.14.4.7.8
Key: G Major
Source: Ernewerten Gesangbuch (present-day Germany), 1665
Notes: Chord symbols represent a simplified harmony.



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