Mein Hirt ist Gott der Herr

"Mein Hirt ist Gott der Herr"
Christian hymn
Written1582 (1582)
Textby Caspar Ulenberg
LanguageGerman
Based onPsalm 23
Melodyby Johannes Hatzfeld
Composed1948 (1948)

"Mein Hirt ist Gott der Herr" (My shepherd is God the Lord) is a Christian hymn with German text by Caspar Ulenberg who paraphrased Psalm 23 in 1582. Based on his melody, Johannes Hatzfeld wrote a melody in 1948.

History

Caspar Ulenberg paraphrased Psalm 23 (The Lord is my shepherd) in 1582.[1][2] In the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob, it is GL 421, in the section "Leben in Gott - Vertrauen und Trost" (Life in God – trust and consolation).[1] The song is in four stanzas in bar form. it is part of several hymnals.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "421 / Mein Hirt ist Gott der Herr (L) / Leben in Gott - Vertrauen und Trost". mein-gotteslob.de (in German). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Mein Hirt ist Gott, der Herr". Liederdatenbank (in German). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Mein Hirt ist Gott der Herr". evangeliums.net (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2020.