“Nun danket alle Gott”

E590568

“Nun danket alle Gott” is a well-known Lutheran hymn of thanksgiving that has been widely used in Protestant worship and frequently set to music by composers.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Nun danket alle Gott 0

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian hymn
Lutheran hymn
thanksgiving hymn
approximateTextCompositionPeriod Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED
approximateTextCompositionYear 1630
countryOfTextAuthorActivity Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
EnglishTranslationLanguage English
EnglishTranslationPublicationYear 1858
function congregational singing
hasEnglishTitle Now Thank We All Our God NERFINISHED
hasEnglishTranslator Catherine Winkworth NERFINISHED
hasNotableSettingBy Felix Mendelssohn NERFINISHED
Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED
Max Reger NERFINISHED
Sigfrid Karg-Elert NERFINISHED
historicalContext written during plague and war in Eilenburg
isIncludedIn Evangelisches Gesangbuch NERFINISHED
Evangelisches Kirchengesangbuch NERFINISHED
various English-language hymnals
language German
liturgicalUse Reformation festivals
general thanksgiving
harvest festivals
state and national thanksgiving services
weddings
melodyType chorale melody
musicalTexture typically harmonized in four-part chorale style
numberOfStanzas 3
originalMeter 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6
placeOfTextAuthorActivity Eilenburg NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Lutheranism NERFINISHED
Protestantism NERFINISHED
textAuthor Martin Rinckart NERFINISHED
Martin Rinkart NERFINISHED
textAuthorBirthYear 1586
textAuthorDeathYear 1649
textAuthorOccupation German pastor
Lutheran clergyman
textBasedOn Sirach 50:22–24
textGenre metrical hymn
theme praise
thanksgiving
trust in God
tuneComposer Johann Crüger NERFINISHED
tuneComposerBirthYear 1598
tuneComposerDeathYear 1662
tuneFirstPublicationYear 1647
tuneFirstPublishedIn Praxis Pietatis Melica NERFINISHED
tuneName Nun danket alle Gott NERFINISHED
usedInCountry Germany
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
usedInDenomination Anglican churches NERFINISHED
Lutheran churches NERFINISHED
Methodist churches NERFINISHED
Presbyterian churches NERFINISHED
Reformed churches
United Church of Christ NERFINISHED
usedInWork Bach Cantata BWV 192 NERFINISHED
Bach Cantata BWV 79 NERFINISHED
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 2 "Lobgesang" NERFINISHED

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mendelssohn Lobgesang notableMovement “Nun danket alle Gott”