O Lord, How Shall I Meet Thee

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About this hymn

Date: 1653
Tune: Wie Soll ich Dich Empfange
Composer: Johann Crüger
Key: Eb
Meter: 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6

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 Anticipation, Assurance, Christmas/Advent, Comfort, Compassion, Consolation.

Mt 21:1-9 · Ps 42:1-2

Musical background

Wie Soll ich Dich Empfange is presented in the source key of Eb, with four documented parts.

Sources & rights

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

Words: Paul Gerhardt, 1653. translator unknown. Music: 'Wie Soll ich Dich Empfange' Johann Crüger, 1653. Setting: "Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book", 1931. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2008 Revision.