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Chorale Book for England, The #5
Display Title: Oh would, my God, that I could praise Thee First Line: Oh would, my God, that I could praise Thee Author: J. Mentzer Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8 Date: 1863
Chorale Book for England, The #5
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O would, my God, that I could praise Thee
O would, my God, that I could praise Thee
Author: Johann Mentzer; Translator: Catherine WinkworthPublished in 14 hymnals
Author: Johann Mentzer
Mentzer, Johann, was born July 27, 1658, at Jahmen, near Rothenburg, in Silesia, and became a student of theology at Wittenberg, In 1691 he was appointed pastor at Merzdorf; in 1693 at Hauswalde, near Bischofswerda; and in 1696 at Kemnitz, near Bernstadt, Saxony. He died at Kemnitz, Feb. 24, 1734 (G. F. Otto's Lexicon . . . Oberlausizischer Schriftsteller, ii., 581; ms. from Pastor Richter of Kemnitz, &c). He was a great friend of J. C. Schwedler, of Henrietta Catherine von Gersdorf, and of N. L. von Zinzendorf, all hymnwriters, and all his near neighbours. He was himself greatly tried in the furnace of affliction. He wrote a large number of hymns, over 30 of which appeared in the various hymnbooks of his time. Many of them, especially t… Go to person page >Translator: Catherine Winkworth
Catherine Winkworth (b. Holborn, London, England, 1827; d. Monnetier, Savoy, France, 1878) is well known for her English translations of German hymns; her translations were polished and yet remained close to the original. Educated initially by her mother, she lived with relatives in Dresden, Germany, in 1845, where she acquired her knowledge of German and interest in German hymnody. After residing near Manchester until 1862, she moved to Clifton, near Bristol. A pioneer in promoting women's rights, Winkworth put much of her energy into the encouragement of higher education for women. She translated a large number of German hymn texts from hymnals owned by a friend, Baron Bunsen. Though often altered, these translations continue to be used i… Go to person page >Arrangements
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Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #3
Display Title: O Would, My God, That I Could Praise Thee First Line: O would, my God, that I could praise Thee Tune Title: TAUSEND ZUNGEN Author: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878; Johann Mentzer, 1658-1734 Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8. Date: 1969 Subject: Public Worship | Adoration and Praise
Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #3
Offices of Worship and Hymns #697
Display Title: O would, my God, that I could praise Thee First Line: O would, my God, that I could praise Thee Author: Catherine Winkworth, 1829-78; Johann Menzer, 1658-1734 Date: 1891
Offices of Worship and Hymns #697
Songs and Hymns for Children's Voices #d26
Display Title: O would, my God, that I could praise First Line: O would, my God, that I could praise Author: Johann Mentzer Date: 1928
Songs and Hymns for Children's Voices #d26
Songs of Devotion #d14
Display Title: O would, my God, that I could praise First Line: O would, my God, that I could praise Author: Johann Mentzer Date: 1950
Songs of Devotion #d14
The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes #108
Display Title: O would, my God, that I could praise Thee First Line: O would, my God, that I could praise Thee Tune Title: Elbe Author: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878; Johann Mentzer Date: 1880
The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes #108
The Hymnal and Order of Service #178
Display Title: O Would, My God, That I Could Praise Thee First Line: O would, my God, that I could praise Thee Tune Title: WER WEISS, WIE NAHE MIR MEIN ENDE Author: Johann Mentzer; Miss Catherine Winkworth Meter: 9 8, 9 8, 8 8. Date: 1926 Subject: Church Year | Trinity Season; Praise | ; Spiritual Dumbness | ; Trinity, Twelfth Sunday |
The Hymnal and Order of Service #178
The Hymnal and Order of Service #178
Display Title: O Would, My God, That I Could Praise Thee First Line: O would, my God, that I could praise Thee Author: Johann Mentzer Date: 1937
The Hymnal and Order of Service #178
The Hymnal of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod. Text ed. #d452
Display Title: O would, my God, that I could praise First Line: O would, my God, that I could praise Author: Johann Mentzer Date: 1923
The Hymnal of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod. Text ed. #d452
The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #697
Display Title: O would, my God, that I could praise First Line: O would, my God, that I could praise Author: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878; Johann Menzer Date: 1908
The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #697
The Lutheran Hymnary #443
Display Title: O would, my God, that I could praise Thee First Line: O would, my God, that I could praise Thee Tune Title: [O would, my God, that I could praise Thee] Author: J. Mentzer Meter: 9, 8, 9, 8, 8, 8. Date: 1913 Subject: Praise and Prayer | ; Thanksgiving | ; The Church Year | Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
The Lutheran Hymnary #443
The Lutheran Hymnary Junior ... of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Synod, the Evangelical Lutheran Synod and the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America #d240
Display Title: O would, my God, that I could praise First Line: O would, my God, that I could praise Author: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878; Johann Mentzer Date: 1916
The Lutheran Hymnary Junior ... of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Synod, the Evangelical Lutheran Synod and the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America #d240
The New Alleluia #207b
Display Title: O would, my God, that I could praise Thee First Line: O would, my God, that I could praise Thee Author: Cath. Winkworth; J. Mentzer Date: 1886
The New Alleluia #207b
Wartburg Hymnal #329
Display Title: O would, my God, that I could praise Thee First Line: O would, my God, that I could praise Thee Author: C. Winkworth; J. Mentzer Date: 1918 Subject: Praise |
Wartburg Hymnal #329
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