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Zu dir, o Gott, erheben wir

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

"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.

History

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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

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  1. ^ a b "142 / Zu dir, o Gott, erheben wir (L) / Gesänge - Woche - Gesänge zur Eröffnung". mein-gotteslob.de (in German). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Zu dir, o Gott, erheben wir". evangeliums.net (in German). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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