Ludwig Helmbold

Ludwig Helmbold
Born21 January 1532
Mühlhausen
Died8 April 1598(1598-04-08) (aged 66)
Occupations
  • Poet
  • Philosopher
  • Ecclesiastical minister
Known forLutheran hymns

Ludwig Helmbold, also spelled Ludwig Heimbold, (21 January 1532 – 8 April 1598) was a poet of Lutheran hymns. He is probably best known for his hymn "Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren", of which J. S. Bach used the fifth stanza for his cantata O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165; Bach also used his words in BWV 73, 79 and 186a.

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