“Nun danket alle Gott”
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“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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Nun danket alle Gott | 0 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian hymn
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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
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Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Reger NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigfrid Karg-Elert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | written during plague and war in Eilenburg ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn |
Evangelisches Gesangbuch
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Evangelisches Kirchengesangbuch NERFINISHED ⓘ various English-language hymnals ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Reformation festivals
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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
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Protestantism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textAuthor |
Martin Rinckart
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Martin Rinkart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textAuthorBirthYear | 1586 ⓘ |
| textAuthorDeathYear | 1649 ⓘ |
| textAuthorOccupation |
German pastor
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Lutheran clergyman ⓘ |
| textBasedOn | Sirach 50:22–24 ⓘ |
| textGenre | metrical hymn ⓘ |
| theme |
praise
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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
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United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| usedInDenomination |
Anglican churches
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Lutheran churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Methodist churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterian churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ United Church of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInWork |
Bach Cantata BWV 192
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Bach Cantata BWV 79 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mendelssohn Symphony No. 2 "Lobgesang" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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