DU MEINE SEELE SINGE

Composer: Johann G. Ebeling

Johann George Ebeling Germany 1637-1676. Born at Luneburg, Germany, he studied theology at the University of Helmstedt. He was a composer, author, editor, and collector of music. In 1660 he became head of the Hamburg Collegium, and in 1662 cantor of St. Nicholas Church in Berlin. In 1667 he begam teaching music and Greek in Stettin. He wrote choruses, chorales, cantatas, instrumentals oratorios, requiems and music for over 100 lyrics of Paul Gerhardt. He also wrote about music history. 278 works. He died in Stettin. John Perry Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: DU MEINE SEELE SINGE
Composer: Johann G. Ebeling (1666)
Meter: 7.6.7.6
Incipit: 13513 22715 54313
Key: B♭ Major

Notes

Johann G. Ebeling (b. Lüneburg, Germany, 1637; d. Stettin, Pomerania, Germany, 1676) originally composed DU MEINE SEELE SINGE for the text "Merkt auf, merkt Himmel, Erde" by Paul Gerhardt (PHH 331). A promising student of both music and theology, Ebeling succeeded the famous Johann Cruger (PHH 42) as cantor at St. Nicholas Church in Berlin at the age of twenty-five. In 1667 he moved to Stettin, where he taught music as well as Greek and poetry in the Caroline Gymnasium (high school). Providing most of the lively melodies and all the harmonizations, Ebeling published two collections of the hymn texts of Paul Gerhardt: Pauli Gerhardi geistliche Andachten (1667) and Evangelischer Lustgarten Herrn Pauli Gerhardts (1669).

This tune was published in the 1667 collection for another Gerhardt text, "Du meine Seele, singe," based on Psalm 146, and from that text the tune got its name. A majestic German chorale in bar form (AABC), DU MEINE SEELE SINGE has an attractive "rocket" motif in the first two lines and a solid climax in the final line. It is well suited to part singing, and antiphonal performance may help the singing of the entire text. Jacobus J. Kloppers (PHH 87) initially wrote the 1987 harmonization for use by The King's College Choir, Edmonton, Alberta, and subsequently included it in a hymn concertato.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook

Timeline

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1327
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #3756
Text: Lift Up Your Hearts, Ye People
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #225
Text: Give Thanks to God, the Father
  • Full Score (PDF, XML)
  • Bulletin Score (melody only) (PDF)

Instances

Instances (1 - 7 of 7)
ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1327

Glaubenslieder #227

Text InfoTune InfoScoreAudio

Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #225

TextPage Scan

Rejoice in the Lord #246

Śpiewnik Ewangelicki #629

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #3756

TextAudio

TTT-Himnaro Cigneta #36

Include 3 pre-1979 instances
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