Wikipedia

Zu dir, o Gott, erheben wir

"Zu dir, o Gott, erheben wir" (To you, O God, we raise [the soul]) is a Christian hymn with German text written by Heinrich Bone in 1851 to a melody by Caspar Ulenberg dating to 1582.

"Zu dir, o Gott, erheben wir"
Christian hymn
Written1851 (1851)
Textby Heinrich Bone
LanguageGerman
Based onPsalm 25
Melodyby Caspar Ulenberg
Composed1582 (1582)

History

edit

Heinrich Bone paraphrased Psalm 25 ("Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. ") in 1851.[1] In the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob, it is GL 142, in the section "Gesänge zur Eröffnung" (songs for the opening).[1] The song is part of several hymnals.[2]

References

edit
  1. 1 2 "142 / Zu dir, o Gott, erheben wir (L) / Gesänge - Woche - Gesänge zur Eröffnung". mein-gotteslob.de (in German). Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Zu dir, o Gott, erheben wir". evangeliums.net (in German). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zu_dir,_o_Gott,_erheben_wir&oldid=1330085601"