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[Auf, mein Geist, dem Herrn zu singen!]

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[Auf, mein Geist, dem Herrn zu singen!]

Composer: Conrad Kocher (1823)
Published in 10 hymnals


Composer: Conrad Kocher

Trained as a teacher, Conrad Kocher (b. Ditzingen, Wurttemberg, Germany, 1786; d. Stuttgart, Germany, 1872) moved to St. Petersburg, Russia, to work as a tutor at the age of seventeen. But his love for the music of Haydn and Mozart impelled him to a career in music. He moved back to Germany in 1811, settled in Stuttgart, and remained there for most of his life. The prestigious Cotta music firm published some of his early compositions and sent him to study music in Italy, where he came under the influence of Palestrina's music. In 1821 Kocher founded the School for Sacred Song in Stuttgart, which popularized four-part singing in the churches of that region. He was organist and choir director at the Stiftskirche in Stuttgart from 1827 to 1865… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Auf, mein Geist, dem Herrn zu singen!]
Composer: Conrad Kocher (1823)
Incipit: 11321 34543 22345
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Werde Licht, du Volk der HeidenAuf, mein Geist, dem Herrn zu singen!Licht, das in die Welt gekommen, Sonne voller Glanz und PrachtOtherHighcharts.com
Werde Licht, du Volk der Heiden

Auf, mein Geist, dem Herrn zu singen!

Licht, das in die Welt gekommen, Sonne voller Glanz und Pracht

Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals1887.518901892.518951897.519001902.519051907.519101912.519151917.519201922.519251927.5050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Instances

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Die Glaubensharfe (With Melodies) #27

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Die Glaubensharfe (With Melodies) #69

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Die Glaubensharfe (With Melodies) #295

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Die Glaubensharfe (With Melodies) #296

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Die Glaubensharfe (With Melodies) #633

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch mit vierstimmigen Melodien #203[349]

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch mit vierstimmigen Melodien #203[88]

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Gesangbuch der Bischöflichen Methodisten-Kirche #19

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Gesangbuch der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche #75

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Gesangbuch für deutsche Gemeinden #36

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