"" (The good that earth donates to us) is a Christian hymn, with a text mostly written in 1971 by Friedrich Dörr, to a 1543 melody by

Guillaume Franc Guillaume Franc (c. 1505–1571) was a French musician and composer active in Geneva and Lausanne. He is regarded as instrumental in the development of both the ''Genevan Psalter'' and the '. Some of the melodies are still used in hymns in the 21 ...

. It is part of German hymnals, including '' Gotteslob''.

History

Friedrich Dörr wrote the text in 1971 in preparation for the first common Catholic hymnal in German, '' Gotteslob''. He set the new

offertory hymn The offertory (from Medieval Latin ''offertorium'' and Late Latin ''offerre'') is the part of a Eucharistic service when the bread and wine for use in the service are ceremonially placed on the altar. A collection of Alms#Christianity, alms (off ...

to a melody by

which appeared first in Geneva in 1543 in a precursor of the ''

Genevan Psalter The ''Genevan Psalter'', also known as the ''Huguenot Psalter'', is a metrical psalter in French created under the supervision of John Calvin for liturgical use by the Reformed churches of the city of Geneva in the sixteenth century. Background ...

''. In 1975, the song was included in the ''Gotteslob'' as GL 490. It became GL 186 in the hymnal's 2013 edition among the offertory hymns. The song is part of other songbooks. It has also been used for

Erntedankfest A harvest festival is an annual celebration that occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region. Given the differences in climate and crops around the world, harvest festivals can be found at various times at different places. ...

, the German Thanksgiving.

References

External links

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Liturgisch‐thematisches Liederverzeichnis für Erstkommuniongottesdienste
(in German) amt-fuer-kirchenmusik.de {{Authority control 1971 songs 20th-century hymns in German