In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr
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"In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr" ("In Thee, Lord, have I put my trust", literally: "In thee have I hoped, Lord") is a Lutheran hymn in seven stanzas, written by Adam Reusner and first published in 1533. He paraphrased the beginning of Psalm 31. It was first sung to the melody of a Passion hymn. The melody connected with the hymn in 1560 was derived from models dating back to the 14th century. A third melody from 1608 became a hymn tune for several other songs and translations to English. In the German Protestant hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch, the hymn appears as EG 257 with the second melody. Johann Sebastian Bach used the second and third melodies in chorale preludes, and the third also in cantatas and the St Matthew Passion.
"In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr" | |
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Lutheran hymn | |
English | "In Thee, Lord, have I put my trust" |
Text | Adam Reusner |
Language | German |
Published | 1533 (1533) |
English versions include a translation by Catherine Winkworth, "In Thee, Lord, have I put my trust".