VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN
Stanza Arc
The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: Christological ascent from earthly hosannas to heavenly exaltation, culminating in paschal redemption and eternal praise
Associated Hymn Texts (5)
- All Glory Laud and Honor
- We Praise O Christ Your Holy Name
- You are the king of Israel
- O How Shall I Receive Thee
- O Lord How Shall I Meet Thee
Set to This Tune in The Lutheran Hymnal (7)
- O Lord, How Shall I Meet Thee
- Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers
- O Jesus, King of Glory
- Thou Light of Gentile Nations
- All Glory, Laud, and Honor
- Farewell I Gladly Bid Thee
- If God Himself Be for Me
Notes on the Tune
From Hymn Desk's analyses of the hymns sung to it.
TLH 58, O Lord, How Shall I Meet Thee : VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN (Melchior Teschner, 1614) in TLH; WIE SOLL ICH DICH EMPFANGEN (J. Crüger) in some books.
TLH 72, Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers : VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN (Melchior Teschner, 1614) in TLH; HAF TRONES LAMPA FÄRDIG (Swedish folk melody) in LSB.
TLH 138, Thou Light of Gentile Nations : VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN (Melchior Teschner, 1613) — the 'All Glory, Laud, and Honor' tune.
TLH 160, All Glory, Laud, and Honor : VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN (Melchior Teschner, 1613), written for Herberger's 'Valet will ich dir geben.'
TLH 528, If God Himself Be for Me : TLH: VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN (Melchior Teschner, 1613), written for Valerius Herberger's hymn of farewell. Row 688 lists IST GOTT FÜR MICH, the tune associated with the LW/LSB setting.