PHILADELPHIA ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH

LOB UND ANBETUNG, 1790

ASMI 405 

Lob und Anbetung des Gottmenschen, am Tage der Einweihung der Neuen Orgel in der Deutsch-Evangelisch-Lutherischen Zions-Kirche in Philadelphia, den 10ten October, 1790. [Praise and worship to God incarnate on the day of the dedication of the new organ in Zion German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Philadelphia, the 10th of October, 1790.] [At bottom of p. 8.] Philadelphia, Gedruckt bey Johanes M'Culloch, und zu finden bey David Ott, und Henrich Dickhaut. 1790. [Philadelphia, printed by John M'Culloch, available from David Ott and Henrich Dickhaut. 1790.]

1 p.l., 9 p. 16 x 19.5 cm.

Pl. recto, t-p.; verso, introductory note; p. 1-8, music; p. 8, imprint; p. 9, additional text. Da die Glieder des Ehrsamen Kirchen-Raths der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Zions- und Michaelis-Gemeine ein Verlangen geäussert, dass von uns wegen der Music, bey der Ein-weihung der neuen Orgel, Sorge getragen werden möchte, so ist folgendes in Noten gesetzt worden, und wirb hiemit den gesamten Gliedern des Kirchen-Raths, mit wahrer Achtung des Herzens, unter der Bitte übergeben, mit diesem schwachen Versuche Gedult zu haben, und den guten Willen für die That anzunehmen. [Signed:] David Ott. Henrich Dickhaut. Friedrich Noltenius.' [Since the members of the Honorable Church Council of the Zion and (St.) Michael's Evangelical Lutheran congregations have expressed the desire that we accept responsibility for the music at the dedication of the new organ, the following has been notated and is herewith presented to all of the members of the Church Council with sincere and heartfelt respect, and with the request that they be patient with this weak endeavor and accept the good will for the work.] (Introductory note in full.)

          1 set-piece for 3 voices w. organ accompaniment; full text. No attrib. Identified as 1st pr. American composition. 

Not in Core Repertory.

          Not in Evans (no copy on Readex). DLC, NcWsM.

NOTE: E22797 has the same title as the item just mentioned but differs in content. Issued, like the other, for the dedication of the church's new organ built by David Tannenberg, it is a 16-page pamphlet containing the original cantata text and hymn texts written by the Rev. J. H. C. Helmuth for the occasion.

ASMI 487