Bach composed a chorale cantata, Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BWV 14, in 1735 for the 4 th Sunday after Epiphany. Buxtehude set the hymn as a chorale cantata, BuxWV 102, for choir, two violins and continuo. The second melody has been regarded as an improvement and became the standard in further publications.ĭ. In 1537, the hymn was printed again with a different tune by J.
Luther had a tendency to retain traditional texts and melodies. When the hymn was first published in 1524 in the Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn, it was associated with a tune in Doric mode, which was also used for " Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält", a paraphrase of the same Psalm by Justus Jonas in eight stanzas. The hymn formed the base of several compositions, including chorale cantatas by Dietrich Buxtehude and J.S. It was translated to English and has appeared in 20 hymnals. It was first printed in 1524 in Johann Walter's Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn. The hymn in three stanzas of seven lines each. "Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit" (Were God not with us at this time) is a Lutheran hymn, with words written by Martin Luther based on the Psalm 124. in hymnals/hymn books: EKG 192 EG 297Īuthor: Martin Luther (1524), based the German verse-form version of Psalm 124 | Links to other Sites about the Chorales | The History of the Breitkopf Collection of J. | The Origin of the Melodies of the Chorales MIDI files of the Chorales: Cantatas BWV 1-197Īrticles: The Origin of the Texts of the Chorales
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