"Ich singe dir mit Herz und Mund" (I sing to you with heart and mouth) is a

hymn A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word ''hy ...

with a text by

Paul Gerhardt Paul Gerhardt (12 March 1607 – 27 May 1676) was a German theologian, Lutheran minister and hymnodist. Biography Gerhardt was born into a middle-class family at Gräfenhainichen, a small town between Halle and Wittenberg. His father died in ...

. It was first published in 1653 in the 5th edition of

Johann Crüger Johann Crüger (9 April 1598 – 23 February 1662) was a German composer of well-known hymns. He was also the editor of the most widely used Lutheran hymnal of the 17th century, '' Praxis pietatis melica''. Early life and education Crüger was b ...

's hymnal ''

Praxis pietatis melica ''Praxis pietatis melica'' (''Practice of Piety in Song'') is a Protestant hymnal first published in the 17th century by Johann Crüger. The hymnal, which appeared under this title from 1647 to 1737 in 45 editions, has been described as "the most ...

''. In the current Protestant hymnal, '' Evangelisches Gesangbuch'', it appears as EG 324. A first translation to English, "O Lord! I sing with mouth and heart", appeared in 1867 in J. Kelly's P.G's Spiritual Songs on page 255.

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* (ed.), ''Ich singe dir mit Herz und Mund. Liedauslegungen – Liedmeditationen – Liedpredigten. Ein Arbeitsbuch zum Evangelischen Gesangbuch'', Stuttgart 1997, * Thost, Karl Christian, ''Bibliographie über die Lieder des Evangelischen Gesangbuchs'', Göttingen 2006, {{Authority control 1653 works 17th-century hymns in German Lutheran hymns Hymns by Paul Gerhardt