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Du schufst, Herr, unsre Erde gut

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Author: Traugott Wettach

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Text Information

First Line: Lange Zeit, Herr, haben wir gehandelt unbedacht—Schöpfer, Gott, erbarme dich
Title: Du schufst, Herr, unsre Erde gut
Author: Traugott Wettach (1976)
Language: German
Refrain First Line: Du schufst, herr, unsre Erde gut
Copyright: © Traugott Wettach

Tune

[Not my brother, nor my sister]

STANDING is a call-and-response tune; the Psalter Hymnal has marked clearly the solo lead parts and the congregational-response parts, which are to be sung in harmony. Since most African American spirituals were originally sung unaccompanied, have the choir or even the congregation hum the accompani…

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch (Bayern, Mitteldeutschland, Thüringen) #652

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