Lobt froh den Herrn
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EnglishPraise the Lord gladly
Written1795
Textby Georg Gessner
LanguageGerman
| "Lobt froh den Herrn" | |
|---|---|
| Lutheran hymn | |
 Portrait of Gessner | |
| English | Praise the Lord gladly |
| Written | 1795 |
| Text | by Georg Gessner |
| Language | German |
| Melody | by Hans Georg Nägeli |
| Composed | 1815 |
"Lobt froh den Herrn" (Praise the Lord gladly) is a hymng of praise with a 1795 text by Georg Gessner and a melody by Hans Georg Nägeli, composed in 1815. The Lutheran hymn is still popular and appears shortened in hymnals including the Protestant Evangelisches Gesangbuch and the Catholic Gotteslob, and in songbooks.
Gessner wrote the text of Lobt froh den Herrn in 1795 in 16 stanzas of six lines each.[1] Hans Georg Nägeli composed a melody to fit in 1815.[1][2] It is part of the Protestant Evangelisches Gesangbuch (1995) as EG 332, and the Catholic Gotteslob (2013), as GL 396, stanzas 1, 12, 13 and 16, and in many other hymnals and songbook including those for children and youth.[1]