| "Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist" | |
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| Hymn by Martin Luther | |
 The first page in theErfurt Enchiridion, 1524 | |
| English | Come, God Creator, Holy Ghost |
| Catalogue | Zahn 294–295 |
| Text | byMartin Luther |
| Language | German |
| Based on | "Veni Creator Spiritus" |
| Published | 1524 (1524) |
"Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist" ("Come, God Creator, Holy Ghost") is aLutheran hymn forPentecost, with words written byMartin Luther based on the Latin "Veni Creator Spiritus". The hymn in seven stanzas was first published in 1524. Itshymn tunes areZahn No. 294, derived from the chant of the Latin hymn, and Zahn No. 295, a later transformation of that melody.[1] The number in the current Protestant hymnalEvangelisches Gesangbuch (EG) is 126.
Johann Sebastian Bach composed chorale preludes on the hymn asBWV 631 in theOrgelbüchlein and asBWV 667 in theGreat Eighteen Chorale Preludes. The hymn has been translated and has appeared with the hymn tune in severalhymnals.
Luther wrote the hymn for Pentecost as a paraphrase of the LatinVeni Creator Spiritus in his effort to establish German equivalents to the Latin parts of the liturgy. He derived the melody from the chant of the Latin hymn.[2] The hymn in seven stanzas was first published in 1524, both in theErfurt Enchiridion and in a setting by Johann Walter inEyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn.[3] The number in the current Protestant hymnalEvangelisches Gesangbuch (EG) is 126.
Johann Sebastian Bach used the hymn tune Zahn 295 several times, for example setting it as thefour-part choraleBWV 370.[4][5][6] He also made organ settings forchorale preludes includingBWV 631 from theOrgelbüchlein andBWV 667 from theGreat Eighteen Chorale Preludes.[7]Arnold Schönberg arranged the latter chorale for large orchestra in 1922.[8]
The hymn has been translated and has appeared to the hymn tune "Komm, Gott Schöpfer" in twelve hymnals,[3][9] for example "Come, O Creator Spirit Blest", translated byEdward Caswall.[9]
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