Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot
Lutheran hymn
" Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot " | |
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Hymn by Martin Luther | |
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The hymn in
Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn
, 1524
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English | These are the holy Ten Commandments |
Catalogue | Zahn 1951 |
Text | by Martin Luther |
Language | German |
Published | 1524 ( 1524 ) |
" Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot " (These are the holy Ten Commandments) is a hymn by the Protestant reformer Martin Luther based on the Ten Commandments . It appeared first in 1524 in the Erfurt Enchiridion .
History
The reformer Martin Luther wrote the hymn in twelve stanzas of four lines each as a catechetical setting of the Ten Commandments . The commandments were used for confession and for instructions. [1] After an introduction, stanzas 2 to 10 are related to the ten commandments; 11 and 12 provide a conclusion, related to Jesus . [2] In 1524, Luther published the hymn in the Erfurt Enchiridion with a hymn tune , Zahn No. 1951, based on an older melody ("In Gottes Namen Fahren wir"). [1] [3] The hymn is a " Leise ", concluding each stanza by " Kyrieleis ". [2] [4]
The hymn also appeared in Johann Walter 's choral hymnal Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn in 1524. [4] It appeared in 1854 in Schircks's edition of Luther‘s hymns ( Geistliche Lieder ), and in the hymnal Unverfälschter Liedersegen in 1851. [5] In the current Protestant German hymnal , the Evangelisches Gesangbuch , it is EG 231.
An early English translation was titled "That men a godly life might live". It was published in Richard Massie's M. Luther's Spiritual Songs in 1854, and in the Ohio Lutheran Hymnal in 1880. [1] Another English translation, used in various Lutheran hymnals since the 1950s, is titled "These Are the Holy Ten Commands." [6]
Melody and settings
The melody was assigned as for "In Gottes Namen fahren wir", but other melodies were also used, such as " Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit ". [4]
Johann Michael Bach composed a chorale prelude , Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck wrote two variations for the organ, and Johann Hermann Schein composed a setting for two soprano voices and continuo. Johann Sebastian Bach wrote a four-part setting, BWV 298; he used the chorale in the opening movement of cantata Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben , BWV 77 . [7] The chorale juxtaposes the topic of the cantata, the commandment of love . [8] In his Clavier-Übung III , he dedicated two pieces to the chorale, a chorale prelude with five voices and a fughetta for a single manual, BWV 678-679 . [9] Bach also wrote the first of the catechism chorale preludes, BWV 635 , for the Orgelbüchlein . [10]
References
- 1 2 3 Hymnary 2017 .
- 1 2 Gesellschaft 2017 .
- ↑ Zahn 1889 .
- 1 2 3 Hahn 2015 .
- ↑ Liedersegen .
- ↑ Hymnary 2023 .
- ↑ Chafe 2003 .
- ↑ Jones 2013 .
- ↑ Chorale Preludes, BWV 669-689 (Bach, Johann Sebastian) : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ↑ Williams 2003
Sources
Books
- Chafe, Eric (2003). Analyzing Bach Cantatas . Oxford University Press . pp. 161–173. ISBN 9780199882977 .
- Hahn, Gerhard (2015). EG 231. Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot (in German) (20 ed.). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht . pp. 18–20. ISBN 9783647503431 .
- Jones, Richard D. P. (2013). The Creative Development of Johann Sebastian Bach, Volume II: 1717–1750: Music to Delight the Spirit . Oxford University Press . p. 126. ISBN 978-0-19-969628-4 .
- Stip, G.Ch. H. Unverfälschter Liedersegen . Рипол Классик. p. 61. ISBN 9785883760111 .
- Williams, Peter (2003), The Organ Music of J. S. Bach (2nd ed.), Cambridge University Press , pp. 300–302, ISBN 0-521-89115-9
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Zahn, Johannes
(1889).
Die Melodien der deutschen evangelischen Kirchenlieder
(in German). Vol.
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. Gütersloh:
Bertelsmann
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Online sources
- "14. Dies sind die heilgen Zehn Gebot" (PDF) (in German). Luther Gesellschaft. 2017 . Retrieved 4 June 2017 .
- "Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot" . hymnary.org . Retrieved 4 June 2017 .
- "These Are the Holy Ten Commands" . hymnary.org . Retrieved 28 June 2023 .
External links
- Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot (Bach, Johann Michael) : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot (Schein, Johann Hermann) : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot (Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon) : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- That Man a Godly Life Might Live hymntime.org
- Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot BWV 298; BC F 46.1 Bach Digital
- Dies sind die heiligen zehen Gebot ("Klavierübung, Teil 3") BWV 678 Bach Digital
- Fughetta super: Dies sind die heiligen zehen Gebot ("Klavierübung, Teil 3") BWV 679 Bach Digital