Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren
| "Nun lasst uns Gott dem Herren" | |
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| Lutheran hymn | |
The lyricist, painting in Divi Blasii | |
| Catalogue | Zahn 159 |
| Written | 1575 |
| Text | by Ludwig Helmbold |
| Language | German |
| Melody |
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| Composed | 1587 |
"Nun lasst uns Gott dem Herren" ("Now let us thank God, the Lord" or "Now let us come with singing") is a Lutheran hymn of 1575 with words by Ludwig Helmbold. It is a song of thanks, with the incipit: "Nun lasst uns Gott dem Herren Dank sagen und ihn ehren" (Now let us say thanks to God, the Lord, and honour him). The melody, Zahn No. 159, was published by Nikolaus Selnecker in 1587. The song appears in modern German hymnals, including in the Protestant Evangelisches Gesangbuch as EG 320.