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WER WEISS, WIE NAHE

WER WEISS, WIE NAHE

Composer: Johann David Meyer (1692); Arranger: Christian Möck (1820)
Published in 28 hymnals


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Composer: Johann David Meyer

(no biographical information available about Johann David Meyer.) Go to person page >

Arranger: Christian Möck

Christian Möck; b. 1737, Thaun, Germany; d. 1818 , Ansbach Germany Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908 Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: WER WEISS, WIE NAHE
Arranger: Christian Möck (1820)
Composer: Johann David Meyer (1692)
Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8
Incipit: 17123 43212 32176
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Hymn Prelude Library Volume Twelve Tunes WXYZ: Lutheran Service Book
    Composer/Editors Kevin J. Hildebrand; Thomas E. Lock
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2017) pp. 56
  • Chorale Preludes I: Choralvorspiele fur Orgel 25 Choralvorspiele
    Composer/Editor Helmut Walcha
    Published By: C. F. Peters Corporation (2002) pp. 48
  • Seven Preludes on Advent Hymns: Rejoice Rejoice
    Composer/Editor Camil van Hulse
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1952) pp. 16
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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #7680
Text: When Sinners See Their Lost Condition
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
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Instances

Instances (1 - 12 of 12)
Text

Christian Worship (1993) #32

Christian Worship (1993) #32

Christian Worship (1993) #210

Christian Worship (1993) #210
TextPage Scan

Christian Worship #678

Christian Worship #678
TextPage Scan

Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #111

Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #111

Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #483

Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #483

Hinário Luterano #390

Hinário Luterano #390

Hinário Luterano #517

Hinário Luterano #517

Hinário Luterano #519

Hinário Luterano #519

Hinário Luterano #543

Hinário Luterano #543

Lutheran Service Book #598

Lutheran Service Book #598
Audio

Small Church Music #2527

Small Church Music #2527
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #7680

The Cyber Hymnal #7680
Include 16 pre-1979 instances
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