Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#23

23. We Gather Together

Text Information

• First Line: We gather together to ask for your blessing
• Title: We Gather Together
• Translator: Theodore Baker (1894, alt.)
• Meter: 12 11.12 11
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Topic: Church: Special Days - Thanksgiving; God: Adoration and Praise
• Source: Nederlandtsche Gedenckclanck, 1626

Tune Information

• Name: KREMSER
• Arranger: Edward Kremser (1877)
• Meter: 12 11.12 11
• Key: C Major
• Source: Dutch melody, 16th century

Text Information:

Written by an unknown Dutch patriot to celebrate the Netherlands' freedom from Spanish rule, this text was originally sung to this folk tune, later named for choral director Kremser who rescued it from obscurity