The Hymns of Martin Luther Set to Their Original Melodies with an English Version
Overview
Presented with a compelling introduction and alongside the musical notation, these hymns of Luther stand the test of time. The editor, Leonard Woosley Bacon, compiled an excellent collection of hymns for personal and congregational use. Notable examples include “Look Down O Lord, From Heaven Behold,” and “Jesus Christ Who Came to Save.”
Explore more of Martin Luther with Select Studies in Martin Luther’s Life and Influence (29 vols.).
Key Features
- Compiles an excellent collection of hymns for personal and congregational use
- Expresses Luther’s heart for worship
- Offers a compelling introduction to each hymn
- Title: The Hymns of Martin Luther: Set to Their Original Melodies with an English Version
- Author: Martin Luther
- Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons
- Print Publication Date: 1883
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Pages: 71
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Lutheran Church › Hymns
- Resource ID: LLS:HYMNSMRTNNGVRSN
- Resource Type: text.monograph.hymnal
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T03:58:42Z
Martin Luther (1483–1546), one of the most significant figures in Western history, was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation. Over the course of his life, Luther was a monk, a priest, a professor of biblical literature, a Reformer, a husband, and a father.
Luther is most noted for his Ninety-Five Theses (1517), in which he argued that indulgences were not acts of penance which could replace true repentance. His refusal to retract all his writings, demanded by Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521, resulted in his excommunication by the pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the emperor.
Luther has been both praised and vilified for what he preached and wrote. Luther’s translation of the Christian Bible into the vernacular greatly influenced the church. His works continue to impact all Christians and animate the movement that bears his name. Luther’s Works (55 vols.) contains many of Luther’s writings, including commentaries, sermons, and lectures.