Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#234

234. O Spirit of God

Text Information

• First Line: O Spirit of God, O life-giving breath
• Title: O Spirit of God
• Author: Johann Niedling (c. 1650)
• Translator: Madeleine Forell Marshall (1993)
• Meter: 10 8.8 8 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Topic: Holy Spirit
• Copyright: Tr. © 1993 Madeleine Forell Marshall

Tune Information

• Name: O HEILIGER GEIST (O JESULEIN SÜSS)
• Meter: 10 8.8 8 10
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: Geistliche Kirchengesänge, Cologne, 1623; Harm. FCC, 1997
• Copyright: Harm. © 1998 FCC Houston TX

Tune Information:

This tune first appeared in a Roman Catholic hymnbook. In 1650 it appeared in two Protestant collections and, thereafter, was used in both Catholic and Protestant hymnals, set to various texts