Erhalt uns Herr bei deinem Wort (Johann Walter)

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• CPDL #31024:  Capella

Editor: Gerd Eichler (submitted 2014-01-21).   Score information: A4, 28 pages, 247 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from original print, Original note values and key signature, Musica Ficta clearly marked, original text spelling. Alternate wording for first verse included. Raising notest to a major third in resolutions often clash with other notes and is therefore avoided in general.

General Information

Title: Erhalt uns Herr bei deinem Wort
Composer: Johann Walter
Lyricist: Martin Luther

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicings: SSATTB, SSSATB and SSATBB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Languages: German, Latin
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1566

Description: All 5 verses of the "Christian children song" are composed in separately. The motet concludes with "Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich" as 6^th verse. The 5^th part is always a soprano (Secundus Discantus). The 6^th part "Vagans" requires different voices in the 6 verses: 1. baritone, 2. soprano, 3./4. tenor, 5. bass, 6. tenor. In the 3rd and 5th verse the 2nd soprano has the text of Latin hymns

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort.
Original text and translations may be found at Verleih uns Frieden.
Original text and translations may be found at Veni sancte Spiritus (Antiphon).

Latin text

5  O adoranda Trinitas, o veneranda Unitas.

German translation

5  O heilge Dreifaltigkeit, o hochgelobte Einigkeit