Happy the Man Who Feareth God

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About this hymn

Date: 1524
Tune: Wo Gott Zum Haus (Walter)
Composer: 1524 from Walter's Geistliche Gesangbüchlein
Key: D
Meter: 8 8 8 8

Historical background

This edition is preserved in the Open Hymnal Project at source revision d35811b2d5c9. Contributor and publication details below are reproduced from the score metadata rather than inferred.

Theology & Scripture

The source index associates this text with Adam (first/second - see also Guidance, Invitation, Repentance), Children (see also God's Children - the Faithful), Christian Home/Family, Christian Life, Discipleship, Fear of the Lord.

Ps 146:5 · Job 28:28 · Acts 9:31

Musical background

Wo Gott Zum Haus (Walter) is presented in the source key of D, with four documented parts.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-13. Public domain — source score marking

Words: Martin Luther, 1524. Translated by Richard Massie, 1854. Music: 'Wo Gott Zum Haus (Walter)' from Walter's Geistliche Gesangbüchlein, 1524. Setting: Bartolomäus Gesius, 1605. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2009 Revision.