Oh, Blest the House

Text by Christoph Karl Ludwig von Pfeil

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About this hymn

Date: 1735
Tune: Wo Gott Zum Haus
Composer: Wittenberg from Klug's Geistliche Lieder
Key: Eb
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 Activity, Children (see also God's Children - the Faithful), Christian Home/Family, Consecration, Discipleship, Example, Of Other People.

Josh 24:15 · Acts 16:31-34 · Ps 127:1

Musical background

Wo Gott Zum Haus 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: Christoph C. L. von Pfeil, 1735. Translated by Catherine Winkworth, 1863, alt. Music: 'Wo Gott Zum Haus' from Klug's Geistliche Lieder, 1533. Setting: "Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book", 1931. copyright: public domain.