O Herre Gott begnade mich
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General information
A metrical paraphrase of Psalm 51. For the versification by Erhart Hegenwalt see Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott
Different melodies are used for this choral.
a. Strasburg 1525 [1]
b. Strasburg 1526
Calvin is said to have used this german 'Psalm Li' for one of the genevan psalms.
Lyricist: Matthias Greiter
Settings by composers
- Melchior Franck no. 6 in Contrapuncti compositi (tune a)
- Hans Leo Hassler no. 31 in Psalmen und christliche Gesäng (Hans Leo Hassler) (tune a)
- Ludwig Senfl SATB (tune b)
- Michael Praetorius (tune b) [2]
- Johann Hermann Schein SATB no. 158 in Cantional (tune b)
Texts and Translations
German text O Herre Gott begnade mich/ External links |