Classic Hymns and Their Stories
Puzzle 59 · Across Languages and Borders · Page 85 in print
Praise to the Lord
Neander’s German hymn had five stanzas; Winkworth’s 1863 English version used four, omitting the original third stanza.
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The words
Abraham
The patriarch named in Neander’s German final stanza.
Adoration
The act of worship urged in the opening.
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Bar Form
The tune’s repeated-opening AAB structure.
Breath
The sign of life in the final call to praise.
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Daniel Speer
The compiler of a 1692 tune variant.
Figured Bass
Bass notes with numbers indicating accompanying chords.
Johann Falcken
The compiler named for a 1701 variant.
Lobe den Herren
The German opening used as the tune’s name.
Neander
The German hymn writer Joachim Neander.
Peter Sohren
The editor of the 1668 collection used to trace the tune.
Schicht
Johann Gottfried Schicht, compiler of an 1819 chorale book.
Stralsund
The city of an earlier tune collection.
Temple
The place of worship in Winkworth’s translation.
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Wings
The image of protective care.
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Zahn
Johannes Zahn, cataloguer of German hymn melodies.
Sources
- Praise to the Lord, the AlmightyChris Fenner et al., Hymnology Archive
- Praise to the Lord, the AlmightyJoachim Neander, translated by Catherine Winkworth, public-domain hymn text via Hymnary