Text:Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly
Author:Johann von Rist
Translator (stanza 1):John Troutbeck
Translator (stanzas 2–3):Fred Pratt Green
Tune:ERMUNTRE DICH
Composer:Johann Schop
Harmonizer:J. S. Bach

269. Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly

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Text Information
First Line: Break forth, O beauteous heav’nly light
Title: Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly
Author: Johann von Rist
Translator (stanza 1): John Troutbeck (ca. 1885)
Translator (stanzas 2–3): Fred Pratt Green (1986)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7
Publication Date: 2020
Scripture: ; ; ; ;
Topic: Incarnation; Jesus Christ: Epiphany of
Source: “Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist,” Himmlische Lieder, 1641
Copyright: trans. (stanzas 2–3) © 1989 Hope Publishing Co.
Tune Information
Name: ERMUNTRE DICH
Composer: Johann Schop
Harmonizer: J. S. Bach
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7
Key: F Major
Source: Himmlische Lieder, 1641; harm. J. S. Bach (present-day Germany), Christmas Oratorio, 1734



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