"Gott der Vater wohn uns bei" (God, the Father, stay with us), to the Johann Walter melody after Halberstadt c1500 (Zahn 8507), published in the first Wittenberg hymnal of 1524, is the three-stanza 1524 Trinityfest hymn on fundamental Trinitarian theology, modeled after 15th century Latin saints-day addressing litany hymns, says Robin A. Leaver. It is found in the NLGB as 136 with music, Trinityfest (https://books.google.com/books?id=UmVkAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA416#v=onepage&q&f=false), also for Lenten Reminiscare and Oculi as well as the 24th Sunday after Trinity, and in the Schmelli on pp. 245-247, Suffering & Death of Jesus. In Martin Luther's hymn (English translation, http://www.lutheran-hymnal.com/lyrics/tlh247.htm), Stanza 1 implores God's protection against evil, Stanza 2 seeks Christ's defense against the "Evil One," and Stanza 3 finds the Holy Spirit's intercession. Contemporary Sources: Evangelisches Gesangbuch EG 138 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a41K2SqD8Mk); Lutheran Book of Worship (Minneapolis MN: Augsburg Publishing, 1978), No. 308, "God the Father, Be Our Stay" (Repentance Forgiveness), and New Lutheran Hymnal (St. Louis MO: Concordia Publishing, 2006), No. 505, "Triune God, oh, be our Stay" (Holy Trinity).
Source: Passiontide Devotional Chorales, Other Weiße Hymns (William L. Hoffman, February 20, 2018) |