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About this hymn

Date: 1524
Tune: Aus Tiefer Not (Luther)
Composer: Martin Luther
Key: C
Meter: 8 7 8 7 8 8 7

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 Contrition, Cornerstone, Duty (see also Law), Fear of the Lord, God, Love of, God, Mercy of.

Ps 130 · Eph 2:8-9 · Rom 5:20-21 · 1Tim 1:14

Musical background

Aus Tiefer Not (Luther) is presented in the source key of C, 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 Arthur Tozer Russell (1806-1874). Music: 'Aus Tiefer Not (Luther)' or 'Af Dybsens Nød' Martin Luther from Erfurt Enchiridion, 1524. Setting: Johann Sebastian Bach, 1725. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2009 Revision.