The Enchiridion

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Luther: Hymn-books and other writings

(a) An edition of Luther's hymn texts was published in 1853, edited by Dr Leonard Woolsley Bacon and Nathan H.Allen, under the title 

The Hymns of Martin Luther. Set To Their Original Melodies. With an English Version. (New York, 1853)

This has been reproduced (1996) as part of the Gutenberg Project, and is included in this Enchiridion (whose name, of course, was borrowed from one of Luther's hymn collections). The Bacon/Allen edition contained, in addition to the hymn texts and translations, four of Luther's Prefaces to hymn-books published in 1525, 1542, 1543 and 1545. The Gutenberg transcription also includes a translation of Luther's "Small Catechism".

The Bacon/Allen edition of Luther's Hymns is generally referred to here as "the Gutenberg file". Some rearrangement of its sections has been made, to make it easier to find particular items; and a few apparent errors in the Gutenberg transcription have been amended. (The Gutenberg Project, which covers a vast range of historic texts, is not guaranteed to be free of transcription errors.)

The "Gutenberg" file contains many hymns not represented in Rejoice & Sing; but the file is reproduced in its entirety, in accordance with the wishes of the Project team. Notes on items which are relevant to RS hymns have been inserted as appropriate, and the indexing has been rearranged accordingly. 

The Gutenberg Project: general description and terms

Index to Luther's hymn-books

Luther's Hymns: L.W.Bacon's Introduction

Luther's Prefaces to several of his hymn-books

Index to Luther's hymns (texts and comments)

Luther's Small Catechism (translation)

Luther's Prefaces, of which translations can be found in the Gutenberg transcription of L.W.Bacon's edition -

Preface to Walther's Geystliche Gesangbüchlin, 1525

Preface to the Funeral Hymns: Christliche Geseng, Lateinisch und Deudsch, zum Begrebnis, 1542

Preface to the Hymn-book printed at Wittenberg by Joseph Klug, 1543

Preface to Valentine Bapst's Hymn-book, Leipzig, 1545

A Preface to All Good Hymn-Books (from Joseph Klug's Hymn-Book, 1543)*

A Warning by Dr. Martin Luther (Wittenberg, 1543; Leipzig, 1545)*

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Luther's hymn-books &c.

( [G] = listed in the Gutenberg Project file) (See also Julian, pp.703-4)

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(a) [G] Etlich cristlich lider Lobgesang und Psalm, Wittenberg, 1524

(b) [G] Eyn Enchiridion oder Handbuchlein, Erfurt, 1524

(c) Geystliche Gensank Buchleyn, Wittenberg, 1524 (or 1525)

(d) [G] German Mass, 1526

(e) Geistliche Lieder auffs new gebessert, Wittenberg, J.Klug, 1529

(f) [G] Form und Ordnung geistlicher Gesang, Augsburg, 1529 

(g) Geistliche Lieder auffs new gebessert, Erfurt, A.Rauscher, 1531 { A reprint of the 1529 book (e). }

(h) [G] Geistliche Lieder, Wittenberg, 1533

(i) Geistliche Lieder, Wittenberg, J.Klug, 1535

(j) [G] Joseph Klug: Gesangsbuch, 1535 } ? same as (i) ?

(k) [G] Koephl: Gesangbuch, Strassburg, 1535? 1538?

(l) Geistliche Lieder auffs new gebessert, Leipzig, V.Schumann, 1539

(m) [G] Christliche Geseng ... zum Begrebnis, 1542

(n) Geistliche Lieder, Wittenberg, J.Klug, 1543

(o) [G] Joseph Klug: Gesangbuch, 1543. } ? same as (n) ?

(p) Geystliche Lieder, Leipzig, V.Babst, 1545

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Luther's Hymns - Texts & Translations

Sources and notes are indicated here by a {bracketed} letter, as follows:

{A}	The "Eight Songs", Wittenberg, 1524
{E}	Eyn Enchiridion, Erfurt, 1524
{GM}	The German Mass, 1526
{F}	Form und Ordnung geistlicher Gesang, Augsburg, 1529
{G33}	Geistliche Lieder, Wittenberg, 1533
[G35}	Joseph Klug's Gesangsbuch, 1535?
{KO}	Koephl's Gesangbuch, Strassburg, 1535? 1538?
{G43}	Klug's Gesangbuch, 1543

 

In the alphabetical list of (German) first lines, below, the Roman numerals I-XXXVI are those given in the Gutenberg file (from L.W.Bacon's edition). Texts and translations in the RS Hymnoptikon, where available, are shown as hypertext links.

  

Source (as above)	Bacon/ Allen	RS number
{A}	II		Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh' darein
{A}	IV	RS-331	Aus tiefer Noth schrei' ich zu dir
{G33}	XXVII		Berleih' uns Frieden gnaediglich
{E}	VII		Christum wir sollen loben schon
{E}	IX	RS-235	Christ lag in Todesbanden
{G43}	XXXIV		Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam
{G43}	XXXVI		Der du bist drei in Einigkeit
{E}	XIII		Diess sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot'
{F}	XXVI	RS-585	Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott
{E}	V		Ein neues Lied wir heben an
{G43}	XXXIII		Erhalt' uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort
{A}	III		Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl
{E}	XVI		Es wollt' uns Gott genaedig sein
{E}	VIII		Gelobet sei'st du, Jesu Christ
{E}	XXII		Gott der Vater wohn' uns bei
{E}	XV		Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet
{G33}	XXVIII		Herr Gott, dich loben wir
{GM}	XXV		Jesaia, dem Propheten, das geschah
{E}	XI		Jesus Christus unser Heiland
{E}	XIV		Jesus Christus unser Heiland (gebessert)
{E}	X		Komm, Gott Schoepfer, heiliger Geist
{E}	XII		Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott
{E}	XXI		Mensch, willt du leben seliglich
{E}	XVIII		Mitten wir im Leben sind
{E}	XX		Mit Fried' und Freud' ich fahr' dahin
{E}	XIX		Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist
{A}	I		Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein
{E}	VI		Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
{G35}	XXX		Sie ist mir lieb, die werthe Magd
{KO}	XXXI		Vater under in Himmelriech
{G35}	XXIX	RS-154	Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her
{G43}	XXXII		Von Himmel kam der Engel schaar
{E}	XXIV		Waer' Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit
{G43}	XXXV		Was fuercht'st du, Feind Herodes, sehr?
{E}	XXIII		Wir glauben All' an einen Gott
{E}	XVII		Wohl dem, der in Gottesfurcht steht

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(The Rejoice & Sing Enchiridion:edited by David Goodall; last amended 2/1/04)