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Ehre Sei dem Vater (Gloria Patri)

Representative Text

Ehr sei dem Vater und dem Sohn,
und auch dem heilgen Geiste,
als es im Anfang war und nun,
der uns sein Gnade leiste,
daß wir auf diesem Jammerthan
von Herzen scheuen überall
der Welt gottlofes Wesen,
und streben nach der neuen Art,
dazu der Mensch gebildet ward,
wer das begehrt, sprech: Amen!

Source: Evang.-Lutherisches Gesangbuch #19

Text Information

First Line: Ehr' sei dem Vater, und dem Sohn und auch dem heilgen Geiste
Title: Ehre Sei dem Vater (Gloria Patri)
Latin Title: Gloria patri et filio
Source: 4. Jh.
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Suggested tune: AN WASSERFLÜSSEN BABYLON

Tune

OLD HUNDREDTH

This tune is likely the work of the composer named here, but has also been attributed to others as shown in the instances list below. According to the Handbook to the Baptist Hymnal (1992), Old 100th first appeared in the Genevan Psalter, and "the first half of the tune contains phrases which may ha…

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[Ehr' sei dem Vater und dem Sohn]


Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)

Evangelisches Gesangbuch #177a

Evangelisches Gesangbuch #177b

Evangelisches Gesangbuch #177c

Include 31 pre-1979 instances
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