O HEILIGE DREIFALTIGKEIT

O HEILIGE DREIFALTIGKEIT

Composer: Nikolaus Herman
Published in 10 hymnals


Composer: Nikolaus Herman

Herman, Nicolaus, is always associated with Joachimsthal in Bohemia, just over the mountains from Saxony. The town was not of importance till the mines began to be extensively worked about 1516. Whether Herman was a native of this place is not known, but he was apparently there in 1518, and was certainly in office there in 1524. For many years he held the post of Master in the Latin School, and Cantor or Organist and Choirmaster in the church. Towards the end of his life he suffered greatly from gout, and had to resign even his post as Cantor a number of years before his death. He died at Joachimsthal, May 3, 1561. (Koch, i. 390-398; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, xii. 186-188, &c.) He was a great friend and helper of J. Mathesius (q.v.)… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Composer: Nikolaus Herman
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Key: D Major

Texts

O Blessed Holy Trinity

O bless&#;d Holy Trinity,
Divine, eternal Unity,
God Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
Be Thou this day my Guide and Host.
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O Trinity of blessed light

Almighty Father, Heaven and Earth

Instances

Instances (9)TextImageAudioScore
Christian Worship: a Lutheran hymnal #480Text
Christian Worship: a Lutheran hymnal #584Text
Christian Worship: a Lutheran hymnal #586Text
Christian Worship: a Lutheran hymnal #591Text
Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #80Text
Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #81Text
Evangelical Lutheran Worship #571Image
Lutheran Service Book #876Text
Lutheran Service Book #890Text