“From Heaven Above to Earth I Come” (Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her), text by Martin Luther (1535). Tune attr. Martin Luther (1535). Setting by Johannes Eccard (1597). Polyphonic, SSATB.
Recording of stanzas 7, 8, 14, and 15. Mount Hope Lutheran School Kammerchor. December 2023.
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Johannes Eccard
Johannes Eccard (1553-1611) was a composer and chapel master in Konigsburg and Brandenburg, Germany. He is especially known for his beautiful polyphonic settings of Lutheran chorales. Read full biography.
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ELH 123, ELH 124, hymn-based, LSB 358, Martin Luther, TLH 85, Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her
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