The 1975 edition of ''Gotteslob'' (''God's Praise'') was the first combined prayerbook and

hymnbook A hymnal or hymnary is a collection of hymns, usually in the form of a book, called a hymnbook (or hymn book). Hymnals are used in congregational singing. A hymnal may contain only hymn texts (normal for most hymnals for most centuries of Chri ...

authorised by the bishops of all German-speaking

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy * Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD * Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...

s in Germany and Austria. It contains texts and songs for liturgy, communal prayer and private prayer, divided into a section which is common for all, and an appendix for the local songs in a

diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...

. Forerunners for a common hymnal were the hymnal '' Cantate!'', published by

Heinrich Bone Heinrich Bone (25 September 181310 June 1893) was a German educator and hymnwriter. He wrote a reader for German studies which was used for higher education in Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and Austria, until it was banned during the Kulturkampf. ...

in 1847 and used by multiple diocese of German-speaking countries, and '' Kirchenlied'', a 1938 hymnal that included songs by Protestant hymnwriters.

Maria Luise Thurmair Maria Luise Thurmair née Mumelter (27 September 1912 – 24 October 2005) was a German Catholic theologian, hymnodist and writer. She contributed the lyrics of many hymns when the Catholic hymnal ''Gotteslob'' was first published in 1975. Care ...

was a member of the commission preparing the edition, and also contributed several songs to the book. Her "

Den Herren will ich loben "" (I want to praise the Lord) is a Christian hymn by Maria Luise Thurmair, based on the Magnificat and set to a 1613 melody by Melchior Teschner, which was used for "Valet will ich dir geben". The hymn in three stanzas of eight lines was first w ...

", based on the

Magnificat The Magnificat (Latin for " y soulmagnifies he Lord) is a canticle, also known as the Song of Mary, the Canticle of Mary and, in the Byzantine tradition, the Ode of the Theotokos (). It is traditionally incorporated into the liturgical servic ...

and many other liturgical hymns appeared there first.

Friedrich Dörr Friedrich Dörr (7 March 190813 May 1993) was a German Catholic priest and professor of theology, who is known as a hymnwriter. He shaped the first common German Catholic hymnal, ''Gotteslob'', published in 1975. Life Friedrich Dörr was born i ...

was a member of the commission who contributed mostly his translations of Latin hymns, such as "

Komm, Heilger Geist, der Leben schafft "" (Come, Creator Spirit, visit us) is a Christian hymn in German for Pentecost. The text is a paraphrase of the Latin hymn by Friedrich Dörr, with a 1524 melody. It was first published in the Catholic German hymnal ''Gotteslob'' in 1975. Hist ...

", for

Veni Creator Spiritus "Veni Creator Spiritus" (Come, Creator Spirit) is a traditional Christian hymn believed to have been written by Rabanus Maurus, a ninth-century German monk, teacher, and archbishop. When the original Latin text is used, it is normally sung in Gre ...

. He wrote the Advent song "

Kündet allen in der Not "" (Tell all in need) is a Christian hymn with German text by Friedrich Dörr written in 1971 to a 1662 melody by Johann Rudolf Ahle. The song is part of the German Catholic hymnal ''Gotteslob''. History Friedrich Dörr wrote the text of "" in 1 ...

" based on

Isaiah 35 Isaiah 35 is the thirty-fifth chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Isaiah, and is one of the Books of the Prophets. This is the ...

. From the

First Sunday of Advent Advent Sunday, also called the First Sunday of Advent or First Advent Sunday, among the Western Christian Churches, is the first day of the liturgical year and the start of the season of Advent. On the First Sunday of Advent, Christians start ligh ...

in 2013 until July 2014 it was gradually phased out and replaced by the present ''

Gotteslob ''Gotteslob'' ("Praise of God") is the title of the hymnbook authorized by the Catholic dioceses in Germany, Austria, South Tyrol, Luxembourg and Liège, Belgium. First published in Advent 2013, it is the current official hymnal for German-speaki ...

''.

Bibliography

* Hermann Kurzke: Das Einheitsgesangbuch Gotteslob (1975–2008) und seine Vorgeschichte. In: Dominik Fugger/Andreas Scheidgen (Hgg.): Geschichte des katholischen Gesangbuchs, Tübingen 2008, S. 51–64; . * Hermann Kurzke, Andrea Neuhaus (ed.): Gotteslob-Revision. Probleme, Prozesse und Perspektiven einer Gesangbuchreform, Tübingen 2003. * Kunibertas Dobrovolskis (ed.), Gitarrenspiel zum Gotteslob, Freiburg, (12) 2003, (Stammteil des Gotteslobs mit Gitarren-Akkorden)

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* {{authority control Catholic hymnals Catholicism in Germany 1975 books

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