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Speak, O Savior; I Am Listening

Author: Anna Sophia von Hessen-Darmstadt Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Speak, O Savior, I am list'ning Text Sources: Translation composite

Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7.8.8 Appears in 180 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Johann Schop, c. 1590-1667 Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 34554 32234 54321 Used With Text: Speak, O Savior; I Am Listening

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Speak, O Savior; I Am Listening

Author: Anna Sophia of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1638-83 Hymnal: Christian Worship (1993) #283 (1993) Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7.8.8 First Line: Speak, O Savior, I am list'ning Lyrics: 1 Speak, O Savior; I am list'ning, As a servant to his lord. Let me show respect and honor To your holy, precious Word, That each day, my whole life through, I may serve and follow you. Let your Word e'er be my pleasure And my heart's most precious treasure. 2 Oh, what blessing to be near you And to listen to your voice! Let me ever love and fear you; Let your Word still be my choice. Many hardened sinners, Lord, Flee in terror at your Word, But to all who feel sin's burden You give peace and words of pardon. 3 Lord, your words are waters living Where I quench my thirsty needs. Lord, your words are bread life-giving; On your words my spirit feeds. Lord, your words will be my light Through death's cold and dreary night; Yes, they are my sword prevailing And my cup of joy unfailing. 4 As I pray, dear Jesus, hear me; Let your words in me take root. May your Spirit e'er be near me That I bear abundant fruit. May I daily sing your praise, From my heart glad anthems raise, Till my highest praise is given In the endless joy of heaven. Topics: Word of God; Word of God Languages: English Tune Title: WERDE MUNTER

Speak, O Savior, I Am Listening

Author: Anna Sophia von Hessen-Darmstadt, 1638-1683; George A. T. Rygh, 1860-1942 Hymnal: Christian Worship #631 (2021) Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7.8.8 First Line: Speak, O Savior, I am list'ning Lyrics: 1 Speak, O Savior; I am list'ning, as a servant to his lord. Let me show respect and honor to your holy, precious Word, that each day, my whole life through, I may serve and follow you. Let your Word e'er be my pleasure and my heart's most precious treasure. 2 Oh, what blessing to be near you and to listen to your voice; let me ever love and fear you, let your Word still be my choice! Many hardened sinners, Lord, flee in terror at your Word; but to all who feel sin's burden you give peace and words of pardon. 3 Lord, your words are waters living where I quench my thirsty needs. Lord, your words are bread life-giving; on your words my spirit feeds. Lord, your words will be my light thro' death's cold and dreary night; yes, they are my sword prevailing and my cup of joy unfailing. 4 As I pray, dear Jesus, hear me; let your words in me take root. May your Spirit e'er be near me that I bear abundant fruit. May I daily sing your praise, from my heart glad anthems raise, till my highest praise is given in the endless joy of heaven. Topics: Word of God Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:10 Languages: English Tune Title: WERDE MUNTER

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Johann Schop

1590 - 1667 Person Name: Johann Schop, c. 1590-1667 Composer of "WERDE MUNTER" in Christian Worship (1993) Johann Schop Germany 1590-1667. Born at lower Saxony, Germany, he became a Lutheran composer and violinist, much admired for his virtuoso and technical ability. In 1614 Duke Friedrich Ulrich made him a probationary musician in the Hofkapelle at Wolfenbuttel. He performed playing various instruments, but excelled as a violinist. He was engaged permanently in 1615, but the same year he responded to a summons to join the flourishing musical establishment of King Christian IV of Denmark in Copenhagen. There he met English viol player, William Brade, who had earlier been in service to Hamburg, Germany (and may have taught Schop there). Schops compositions for the violin set impressive demands for that area at that time. He also played other instruments, including the violi, lute, cornet, trombon, trumpet, zinke, and violin (virtuoso). In 1619 Schop and Brade left Copenhagen to escape the plague. He then went to Iburg, where he worked at the courtof the Osnabruck bishop, Philipp Sigismund. Schop had such a reputation that he soon acquired a post as Kapellmeister at an establishment in Hamburg and was the first member of the council music. In 1621 he was its director and the leading municipal violinist in that city, which offered him a substantial income for his participation in the church music program. He also was organist at the Jacobikirche. In 1634 he again traveled to Copenhagen with Heinrich Schutz and Heinrich Albert for the wedding of Crown Prince Christian. He won a violin contest there. Few German violinists were of his caliber musically. He returned to Hamburg, and the Danish king tried several times to woo him back to Denmark, but he stayed in Hamburg, becoming a director of music. He published books of violin music in 4 to 6 parts. He wrote two books of well-loved dance pieces and sacred concertos. He co-founded a school of song writing there in Hamburg with Thomas Selle. Many of his tunes were writtten for fellow townsmen and friend Johann Rist. Some of his music was performed at the Peace of Westphalia celebrations. Some of his tunes were used by chants in a cantata. Schop was married (wife’s name not found) and they had two sons, Johann II, and Albert, who also became musicians. He died in Hamburg. John Perry

George Taylor Rygh

1860 - 1942 Person Name: George A. T. Rygh, 1860-1942 Translator (sts. 2, 3) of "Speak, O Savior, I Am Listening" in Christian Worship

Anna Sophia von Hessen-Darmstadt

1638 - 1683 Person Name: Anna Sophia of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1638-83 Author of "Speak, O Savior; I Am Listening" in Christian Worship (1993) Anna Sophia, daughter of the Landgrave Georg II. of Hesse-Darmstadt, was born at Marburg, Dec. 17, 1638. Carefully educated, especially in Holy Scripture and the Christian Fathers, she was in 1657 elected Pröbstin of the Lutheran Fürsten-Tochter-Stift at Quedlinburg, where she became Abbess 1680, and died Dec, 13, 1683 (Koch, iii. 549-554; Stromberger's preface, &c). Her hymns, contemplations on the union of the soul with Christ, in the spirit of the Canticles, mostly appeared in her devotional work:— Der Treue Seelen-Freund Christus Jesus mit nach denklichen Sinn-Gemählden, anmuthigen Lehr-Gedichten und neuen geistreichen Gesangen, abgedruckt und vorgestellet, Jena, 1658. The only one translation into English is Wohl dent der Jesum liebet [Holy Scripture], her best hymn, 1658, Appx. p. 26. The translations are: (l) "How happy they, who know and love," by Dr. G. Walker, 1860, p. 82. (2) "What joy to love the Saviour," in the British Herald, Nov. 1866, p. 363, repeated as No. 433 in Reid's Praise Book, 1872. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)