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From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee (Walter)

Setting by Johann Walter

“From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee” (Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu Dir), text by Martin Luther (1524). Setting by Johann Walter (1524). Homophonic, SATB.
Recording of stanzas 1 and 2. Trinity Lutheran Church Choir, March 2023.

Martin Luther’s famous versification of Psalm 130, Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (“From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee”), has been appearing in Lutheran hymnals for nearly 500 years, from the very first Lutheran hymnbooks published in the 1520s up to the present day. We offer here Johann Walter’s setting of “From Depths of Woe” from the Geystliche gesangk Buchleyn of 1524, the very first set of Lutheran choral part books.

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Johann Walter

Johann Walter (1496-1570) was a composer and music instructor in Torgau, Germany, who worked directly with Luther during the Reformation. Walter influenced the earliest Lutheran hymnals, Luther’s German Mass, and the musical education of future generations of great Lutheran composers. He is considered the first Lutheran cantor. Read full biography.
  • Anytime, Holy Week, Lent
  • Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu Dir, ELH 452, hymn-based, LSB 607, Martin Luther, TLH 329

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