The Bridegroom Soon Will Call Us

Text by Johann Walther

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About this hymn

Date: 1552
Tune: Act Gott Vom Himmelreiche
Composer: Michael Praetorius
Key: G
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 Angels, Anticipation, Art and Music, Brevity of Life, Brotherhood, Bride/Bridegroom.

Mt 25:6 · Rev 21:2

Musical background

Act Gott Vom Himmelreiche is presented in the source key of G, with four documented parts.

Sources & rights

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

Words: Johann Walther, 1552. Translated by Matthias Loy, 1880. Music: 'Act Gott Vom Himmelreiche' or 'Ich will ein Neues Singen' or 'Praetorius 7' from Musae Sionae XII (or VII), Michael Praetorius, 1609. Setting: "Kern des Deutschen Kirchengesangs", 1855. copyright: public domain.