“May God Bestow on Us His Grace” (Es wolle Gott uns gnädig sein), text by Martin Luther (1533). Setting by Heinrich Schütz (1661, SWV 164). Homophonic, SATB.
Full recording. Mount Hope Lutheran School Kammerchor, February 2024.
Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) was a composer, organist, and chapel master in Dresden, Germany. Influenced by his studies in Italy as well as his Lutheran heritage, Schütz wrote sacred music that follows a rich concerto style and was a significant precursor to the Lutheran cantata.
Anytime, Epiphany, Pentecost
ELH 591, Es wolle Gott uns gnädig sein, hymn-based, LSB 823, Martin Luther, TLH 500
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