All Praise and Thanks to God

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All praise and thanks to God
the Father now be given,
the Son, and Him who reigns
with them in highest heaven, —
the one, eternal God,
whom earth and heaven adore;
for thus it was, is now,
and shall be evermore. Amen.

Source: The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #282

Author: Martin Rinckart

Rinkart, Martin, son of Georg Rinkart or Rinckart, cooper at Eilenburg on the Mulde, Saxony, was born at Eilenburg, April 23, 1586.* After passing through the Latin school at Eilenburg, he became, in Nov., 1601, a foundation scholar and chorister of the St. Thomas's School at Leipzig. This scholarship also allowed him to proceed to the University of Leipzig, where he matriculated for the summer session of 1602, as a student of Theology; and after the completion of his course he remained for some time in Leipzig (he did not take his M.A. till 1616). In March 1610 he offered himself as a candidate for the post of diaconus at Eilenburg, and was presented by the Town Council, but the Superintendent refused to sanction this arrangement, nominal… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: All praise and thanks to God The Father, now be given
Title: All Praise and Thanks to God
Original Language: German
Author: Martin Rinckart (1630)
Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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NUN DANKET

NUN DANKET, named for the incipit of Rinkart's text, has been associated with this text ever since they were published together by Johann Crüger (PHH 42) in his Praxis Pietatis Melica (1647). Like most modern hymnals, the Psalter Hymnal prints the isorhythmic (all equal rhythms) version. The tune w…

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