Good news from heaven the angels bring

Good news from heaven the angels bring

Author: Martin Luther
Tune: VOM HIMMEL HOCH
Published in 38 hymnals

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Author: Martin Luther

Luther, Martin, born at Eisleben, Nov. 10, 1483; entered the University of Erfurt, 1501 (B.A. 1502, M.A.. 1503); became an Augustinian monk, 1505; ordained priest, 1507; appointed Professor at the University of Wittenberg, 1508, and in 1512 D.D.; published his 95 Theses, 1517; and burnt the Papal Bull which had condemned them, 1520; attended the Diet of Worms, 1521; translated the Bible into German, 1521-34; and died at Eisleben, Feb. 18, 1546. The details of his life and of his work as a reformer are accessible to English readers in a great variety of forms. Luther had a huge influence on German hymnody. i. Hymn Books. 1. Ellich cristlich lider Lobgesang un Psalm. Wittenberg, 1524. [Hamburg Library.] This contains 8 German h… Go to person page >

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First Line: Good news from heaven the angels bring
Author: Martin Luther
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Tune

VOM HIMMEL HOCH

Initially Luther used the folk melody associated with his first stanza as the tune for this hymn. Later he composed this new tune for his text. VOM HIMMEL HOCH was first published in Valentin Schumann's Geistliche Lieder in 1539. Johann S. Bach (PHH 7) used Luther's melody in three places in his wel…

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Instances

Instances (38)TextImageAudioScore
Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #165Image
Carmina Sanctorum: a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #165Image
Christ in Song #54Image
Church Book: for the use of Evangelical Lutheran congregations #131Image
Columbia University Hymnal #56
Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #19Image
Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church, Authorized by the General Synod, the General Council, the United Synod in the South. #19Image
Glorious Is Thy Name #d4
Hymnal: for churches and Sunday-schools of the Augustana Synod #16Image
Hymns and Carols for Church and Sunday-school #28Image
Hymns and Songs for the Sunday School #68Image
Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #188Image
Hymns for the use of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, by the Authority of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania #131Image
Liturgy and Hymnal for the Use of the General Church of the New Jerusalem #d33
Luther League Hymnal #85Image
Lutherfoerbundets Saangbok, anbefalld till bruk inom Augustana-Synodens Ungdomsfoereningar och Lutherfoerbund #d84
Offices of Worship and Hymns: with tunes, 3rd ed., revised and enlarged #291Image
Soendagsskol-Bok, innehallande, Liturgi, Laesordning, och Sanger #d69
Songs for Children #d48
Songs for Children, a Collection of Hymns and Other Songs ... #d44
Sunday School Book: containing liturgy and hymns for the Sunday School (Rev. and Enl. Ed.) #23Image
Sunday School Book for ... Evangelical Lutheran Congregations, by Authority of the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America #d64
Sunday-School Book: with music: for the use of the Evangelical Lutheran congregations (Rev. and Enl.) #83Image
The Book of Worship #110Image
The Church and Sunday-School Hymnal #77Image
The Church Praise Book: a selection of hymns and tunes for Christian worship #170Image
The Garland of Praise #d43
The Hymnal and Order of Service #d151
The Hymnal and Order of Service #d153
The Hymnal of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod. Text ed. #d154
The Hymns for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Congregations #d129
The Junior Hymnal, Containing Sunday School and Luther League Liturgy and Hymns for the Sunday School #d88
The Liturgy and the Office of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #291Image
The Milton Hymnal #d51
The Oxford American Hymnal for Schools and Colleges #d114
The Parish School Hymnal #d100
The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d192
Wartburg Hymnal for Church, School and Home #d83
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