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![]() | MIT FREUDEN ZARTPublished in 70 hymnalsPrintable scores: PDF, Sibelius Audio files: MIDI | |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 |
| Incipit: | 13451 76565 43234 |
| Key: | D Major/E♭ Major |
| Source: | Bohemian Brethren's Kirchengesänge, 1566 |
Sing praise to God who reigns above,
the God of all creation,
the God of power, the God of love,
the God of our salvation.
With healing balm my soul is filled
and every faithless murmur stilled:
To God all praise and glory.
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Lord Christ, when first You came to earth,
Upon a cross they bound You,
And mocked Your saving kingship then
By thorn with which they crowned You;
And still our wrongs may weave You now
New thorns to pierce that steady brow,
And robe of sorrow round You.
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MIT FREUDEN ZART has some similarities to the French chanson "Une pastourelle gentille" (published by Pierre Attaingnant in 1529) and to GENEVAN 138 (138). The tune was published in the Bohemian Brethren hymnal Kirchengesänge (1566) with Vetter's text "Mit Freuden zart su dieser Fahrt."
Splendid music for a great text, this rounded bar form tune (AABA) is one of the great hymn tunes of the Reformation. Sing the outer stanzas in unison and the middle ones in harmony, although the final phrase, "to God all praise and glory," could be sung consistently in unison.
--Psalter Hymnal Handbook
| Tune Title | First Line | Instances (50) | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| [For God so loved this sinful world] | For God so loved this sinful world | Christmas Favorites #54 | For God So Loved | Sheldon Zimmerman | 2000 | ||||||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | All praise to God, who reigns above | Trinity Hymnal #4 | All Praise to God, Who Reigns Above | Johann J. Schütz; Frances E. Cox | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Psalm 107:15 | D Major | English | 1990 | ||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God who reigns above | Chalice Hymnal #6 | Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above | Frances E. Cox; Johann J. Schütz | Maurice F. Bell | 8.7.87.8.8.7 | D Major | 1995 | |||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God, our highest good | The New Century Hymnal #6 | Sing praise to God, Our Highest Good | Madeleine Forell Marshall; Johann J. Schütz | Maurice F. Bell | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | 1 Chronicles 16:9; 1 Peter 1:3-7; Psalm 105 | D Major | 1995 | ||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God who reigns above | The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #6 | Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above | Frances E. Cox; Johann J. Schütz | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | E Flat Major | 1986 | ||||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Lord Christ, when first You came to earth | Presbyterian Hymnal #7 | Lord Christ, When First You Came to Earth | Walter Russell Bowie | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Matthew 27:28 | D Flat Major | English | 1990 | ||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | All glory be to God on high | The Worshiping Church #8 | All Glory Be to God on High | Nicolaus Decius; Gilbert E. Doan | Heinrich Reimann | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Romans 12:2; Psalm 4:1; Psalm 16:11; Luke 2:14 | D Major | English | 1990 | |||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | O Justice Giver, make us just | Sing Justice! Do Justice! #13 | O Justice Giver, Make Us Just! | John A. Dalles | Maurice F. Bell | 8.7.87.8.8.7 | D Major | English | 1998 | ||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | All glory be to God on high | Celebrating Grace Hymnal #13 | All Glory Be to God on High | Nicolaus Decius; Gilbert E. Doan | Heinrich Reimann | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Luke 2:14 | E Flat Major | 2010 | ||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God who reigns above, The God of alll creation | Hymns for a Pilgrim People #14 | 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God who reigns above | Baptist Hymnal 1991 #20 | Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above | Johann J. Schutz; Frances E. Cox | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Psalm 95:1 | E Flat Major | 1991 | |||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #22 | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | 134517656543234 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Let all creation bless the Lord | Worship and Rejoice #25 | Let All Creation Bless the Lord | Carl P. Daw, Jr., 1944- | Heinrich Reimann, 1850-1906 | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Ephesians 5:19; Psalm 5:11; Romans 8:19; Isaiah 55:12-13; James 5:13; Psalm 47:6; Colossians 3:16; Psalm 13:6 | D Major | 2001 | ||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God who reigns above, the God of all creation | Hymns of Truth & Light #25 | 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | O Holy Ghost, Thou gift divine | Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #26 | O Holy Ghost, Thou Gift Divine | B. Ringwaldt, 1532-6000; O. H. Smeby, 1851-1929 | H. Reimann | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | D Major | German; English | 1996 | ||||||||
| Mit Freuden Zart | Sing praise to God who reigns above | The Christian Life Hymnal #29 | Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above | 2006 | |||||||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God who reigns above, The God of all creation | Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #29 | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Let all creation bless the Lord | Sing! A New Creation #34 | Let All Creation Bless the Lord | Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944 | Heinrich Riemann, 19th cent. | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | D Major | English | 2002 | ||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God, who reigns supreme, the author of creation | Hymns of the Saints: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints #40 | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Mit Freuden zart | Sing praise to God who reigns above | A New Hymnal for Colleges and School #43 | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Louvai ao Deus da criação | Hinário para o Culto Cristão #50 | Louvai ao Deus da Criação | João Soares da Fonseca; Johann Jakob Schütz | Maurice F. Bell | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | D Major | English; Portuguese | 1991 | ||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God who reigns above | The Worshiping Church #50 | Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above | Johann J. Schütz; Frances Cox | Heinrich Reimann | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Deuteronomy 32:3; Psalm 46:1; Psalm 97:1; Psalm 121:4 | D Major | English | 1990 | |||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God who reigns above | Renew! #52 | Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above | Johann J. Schütz; Frances Cox | Heinrich Reimann | D Major | English | 1995 | |||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God who reigns above | Worship and Rejoice #56 | Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above | Johann J. Schütz, 1640-1690; Frances Cox, 1812-1897 | Heinrich Reimann, 1850-1906 | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Psalm 146:10; Psalm 47:6; John 6:15-21; Psalm 9:7; Psalm 121:4; Psalm 46:1; Mark 6:45-51; Deuteronomy 32:3; Psalm 97:1; Revelation 19:6; Psalm 34:4; Matthew 14:22-33; Psalm 96:10; Hebrews 12:12; Psalm 33:1; Isaiah 52:7; Psalm 66:2; Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 30:4 | D Major | 2001 | ||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God Who reigns above | Celebration Hymnal #97 | Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above | Johann J. Schütz; Frances E. Cox | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Psalm 97:1 | D Major | English | 1997 | ||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God who reigns above | The United Methodist Hymnal #126 | Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above | Francis E. Cox; Johann J. Schütz | Maurice F. Bell | 8.7.87.8.8.7 | Deuteronomy 32:3 | D Major | English | 1989 | |||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God who reigns above | Rejoice in the Lord #146 | Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above | J.J. Schütz; Frances E. Cox | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Psalm 46:1; Psalm 121:4 | D Major | English | 1985 | ||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | God has gone up with shouts of joy! | Sing! A New Creation #154 | God Has Gone Up with Shouts of Joy! | James L. H. Brumm, b. 1962 | Charles H. Webb, 1933-; Heinrich Riemann, 19th cent. | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Acts 1:22 | D Major | English | 2002 | |||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | With high delight! | Christian Worship: a Lutheran hymnal #168 | With High Delight Let Us Unite | Georg Vetter, 1536-99; Martin H. Franzmann, 1907-76 | 4.4.8.4.4.8.4.4.4.4.8 | D Major | 1993 | ||||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God, who reigns above | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #216 | Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above | Johann Jacob Schütz; Frances Elizabeth Cox | Maurice F. Bell | 8.7.8.7 D | D Major | English | 1996 | ||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Rejoice, angelic choirs, rejoice | Common Praise #218 | Rejoice, Angelic Choirs, Rejoice | Joel W. Lundeen (1918-1990) | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | 1 Samuel 2:1-10; 1 Chronicles 16:7-36; Psalm 30; Ephesians 5:8-14; 1 Samuel 2:1-10; 1 Chronicles 16:7-36; Psalm 30; Ephesians 5:8-14 | D Major | 1998 | |||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God who reigns above | Common Praise #310 | Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above | Johann Jakob Schütz (1640-1690); Frances Elizabeth Cox (1812-1897) | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Deuteronomy 30:11-20; Psalm 34; Isaiah 66:10-14; Revelation 5:11-14; Deuteronomy 30:11-20; Psalm 34; Isaiah 66:10-14; Revelation 5:11-14 | E Flat Major | 1998 | |||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God who reigns above | Celebrating Grace Hymnal #315 | Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above | Johann Jakob Schütz; Frances E. Cox | Heinrich Reimann | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | D Major | 2010 | |||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | With high delight let us unite | Evangelical Lutheran Worship #368 | Martin H. Franzmann, 1907-1976; Georg Vetter, 1536-1599 | 8.8.8.8.8.8 | D Major | 2006 | |||||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God who reigns above | Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #408 | Johann Jacob Schütz, 1640-1690 | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958; Heinrich Reimann, 19th cent. | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | D Major | English | 1985 | |||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Let all creation bless the Lord | Common Praise #419 | Let All Creation Bless the Lord | Carl P. Daw, Jr. (1944-) | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Prayer of Azariah 35 - 51; Psalm 19; Psalm 65; Psalm 98; Isaiah 42:10-20; Isaiah 49:8-23; Tobit 13:1-17; Ephesians 5:15-20; Colossians 3:12-17 | D Major | 1998 | |||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God who reigns above | Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #465 | Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above | Johann Jakob Schütz; Frances Elizabeth Cox | Heinrich Reimann | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Psalm 91; Psalm 121; Philippians 4:19-20; Philippians 4:20 | D Major | English | 1987 | |||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | With high delight | Lutheran Service Book #483 | With High Delight Let Us Unite | Martin H. Franzmann, 1907-76; Georg Vetter, 1536-99 | 4.4.8.4.4.8.4.4.4.4.8 | Isaiah 52:9-10; 1 Corinthians 15:20-23; Mark 16:15 | D Major | English | 2006 | ||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God, who reigns above | Presbyterian Hymnal #483 | Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above | Johann Jacob Schütz; Frances Elizabeth Cox | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Psalm 91; Psalm 121:3-8 | D Major | English | 1990 | ||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God who reigns above | Gather Comprehensive #539 | Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above | Johann J. Schütz, 1640-1690; Frances E. Cox, 1812-1897 | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Deuteronomy 32:3; Jeremiah 51:8 | D Major | German; English | 1994 | ||||||||
| Mit Freuden zart | Lord Christ, when first you came to earth | A New Hymnal for Colleges and School #568 | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Sing praise to God who reigns above | Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #572 | Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above | Johann J. Schütz; Francis Cox | Heinrich Reimann | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Psalm 91; Psalm 121; Psalm 146:6-10 | D Major | 2013 | ||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Lord Christ, when first thou cam'st to earth | Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #598 | Walter Russell Bowie, 1882-1969 | Heinrich Reimann, 19th cent.; Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | D Flat Major | English | 1985 | |||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Let hope and sorrow now unite | Chalice Hymnal #639 | Let Hope and Sorrow Now Unite | Brian Wren | 8.7.87.8.8.7 | D Major | 1995 | ||||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART | Lord Christ, when first you came to earth | Evangelical Lutheran Worship #727 | W. Russell Bowie, 1882-1969 | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | D Major | 2006 | |||||||||||
| MIT FREUDEN ZART (fragment) | Cast every idol from its throne | Psalms for All Seasons: a complete Psalter for worship #106B | Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23 (A Responsorial Setting) | Frances Cox; Johann J. Schütz | Heinrich Reimann | Psalm 106 | D Major | English | 2012 | ||||||||
| [Psalm 135:1-14] | Sing praise to God who reigns above | The United Methodist Hymnal #851 | Psalm 135:1-14 | Sing praise to God who reigns above | Johann J. Schütz; Frances E. Cox | Psalm 135:1-14 | E Flat Major | English | 1989 | ||||||||
| [Psalm 8] | Sing praise to God who reigns above | The United Methodist Hymnal #743a | Psalm 8 | Sing praise to God who reigns above | Johann J. Schütz; Frances E. Cox | Psalm 8 | E Flat Major | English | 1989 | ||||||||
| [Sing praise to God who reigns above] | Sing praise to God who reigns above | Sing Joyfully #45 | Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above | Johann J. Schütz; Frances E. Cox | D Major | English | 1989 | ||||||||||
| [Sing praise to God who reigns above] | Sing praise to God, who reigns above | The United Methodist Hymnal #80 | Canticle of the Holy Trinity | Francis E. Cox; Johann J. Schütz | E Flat Major | Latin; English | 1989 |
