Quão aprazível é, Senhor

Author: Paul Gerhardt

Paul Gerhardt (b. Gräfenheinichen, Saxony, Germany, 1607; d. Lubben, Germany, 1676), famous author of Lutheran evangelical hymns, studied theology and hymnody at the University of Wittenberg and then was a tutor in Berlin, where he became friends with Johann Crüger. He served the Lutheran parish of Mittenwalde near Berlin (1651-1657) and the great St. Nicholas' Church in Berlin (1657-1666). Friederich William, the Calvinist elector, had issued an edict that forbade the various Protestant groups to fight each other. Although Gerhardt did not want strife between the churches, he refused to comply with the edict because he thought it opposed the Lutheran "Formula of Concord," which con­demned some Calvinist doctrines. Consequently, he was r… Go to person page >

Translator: Rodolpho Hasse

Started Comunidade Evangélica Luterana da Paz, affiliated with Igreja Evangélica Luterana do Brasil in 1932. It was the first Lutheran congregation in Rio de Janeiro. [Source?] Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Quão aprazível é, Senhor
German Title: Wie schön ist's doch, Herr Jesu Christ
Author: Paul Gerhardt (1643)
Translator: Rodolpho Hasse (c. 1947, alt.)
Language: Portuguese
Copyright: Dominio público; Tradução: © Copyright da Igreja Evangélica Luterana do Brasil (admin. Editora Concórdia), 1986

Tune

WIE SCHÖN LEUCHTET

Adapting a tune written for Psalm 100 found in Wolff Köphel's Psalter (1538), Nicolai composed WIE SCHÖN LEUCHTET, which was published with the text in 1599. Although the tune was originally more varied rhythmically, the hymnal version here is isorhythmic (all equal rhythms) and set to the rich ha…

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