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Ludwig Helmbold
Ludwig Helmbold, Bildnis in Divi Blasii MHL-2.jpg
Born 21 January 1532
Mühlhausen

Died 8 April 1598(1598-04-08) (aged 66)
Occupation


  • Poet

  • Philosopher

  • Ecclesiastical minister


Known for Lutheran hymns

Ludwig Helmbold, also spelled Ludwig Heimbold, (21 January 1532 – 8 April 1598) was a poet of Lutheran hymns.[1] He is probably best known for his hymn "Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren", of which J. S. Bach used the fifth stanza for his cantata O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165; Bach also used his words in BWV 73, 79 and 186a.




Contents






  • 1 Biography


  • 2 Hymns


  • 3 Other recognition


  • 4 References


  • 5 Literature


  • 6 External links





Biography[edit]


Helmbold was born in Mühlhausen. He became a professor of Philosophy an der Erfurt University in 1554. In 1571 he was appointed a minister at the Marienkirche in Mühlhausen, later as Superintendent.[2]


Helmbold was crowned poeta laureatus by Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1566 on the Reichstag at Augsburg.[2]



Hymns[edit]


The Mühlhausen cantors Joachim à Burck and Johannes Eccard set many of Helmbold's more than hundred hymns to music. Some of his works were used by Johann Sebastian Bach in his cantatas, such as




  • Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir, BWV 73


  • Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79


  • Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186a


  • O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165.


A few of his hymns are still included in the German Protestant hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch (EG):



  • EG 320: "Nun lasst uns Gott, dem Herren"

  • EG 365: "Von Gott will ich nicht lassen"

  • EG (Nordelbien) 558: "Amen, Gott Vater und Sohne"



Other recognition[edit]


In 1998, a street named Helmboldstraße, next to Bonatstraße, was named after him in Mühlhausen.



References[edit]




  1. ^ Schweitzer, Albert. Die Orgelwerke Johann Sebastian Bachs: Vorworte zu den "Sämtlichen Orgelwerken". Georg Olms Verlag. p. 135. ISBN 978-3-487-41697-7..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "Ludwig Helmbold (Hymn-Writer, Composer)". bach-cantatas.com. 2006. Retrieved 2010-07-15.



Literature[edit]




  • Waldtraut-Ingeborg Sauer-Geppert (1969), "Helmbold, Ludwig", Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) (in German), 8, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 492–493; (full text online)


  • Heinrich Julius Kämmel (1880), "Helmbold, Ludwig", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), 11, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 701–702


  • Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz (1990). "Helmbold, Ludwig". In Bautz, Friedrich Wilhelm. Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). 2. Hamm: Bautz. cols. 705–706. ISBN 3-88309-032-8.



External links[edit]








  • Literature by and about Ludwig Helmbold in the German National Library catalogue


  • Entries for Ludwig Helmbold on WorldCat












Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ludwig_Helmbold&oldid=867598529"





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