Wenn ich, o Schöpfer, deine Macht
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| "Wenn ich, o Schöpfer, deine Macht" | |
|---|---|
| Poem and Christian hymn | |
 The poet | |
| English | When I, o Creator, [reflect on] Your power |
| Text | by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert |
| Language | German |
| Melody | Peter Sohren |
| Composed | 1668 |
| Published | 1757 |
"Wenn ich, o Schöpfer, deine Macht" (When I, O Creator, [reflect on] Your power) is a sacred poem in German by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, titled "Preis des Schöpfers" (Praise of the Creator).[1] It became a Christian hymn with an older melody by Peter Sohren. It is still popular and appears in hymnals including the Protestant Evangelisches Gesangbuch and the Catholic Gotteslob.
The poem was first published in 1757 and is associated with the Age of Enlightenment. It contains Gellert's views on the greatness of nature reflecting the accomplishments of a creator god. Gellert relied little on biblical wording, but drew from his own observations about the natural world. The melody by Soohren is nearly a century older than the poem, and was first published in 1668.
