but quicken with Thy plenteous compassion those who confess and return unto Thee.
O God, condemn us not according to the multitude of our iniquities, but quicken with Thy plenteous compassion those who confess and return unto Thee. —From a Collect after Psalm 130 As the church approaches Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent, it is fitting to explore one of the penitential psalms, Psalm 130, with special focus on Luther’s hymn after this Psalm, “From depths of woe I cry to Thee.” Composers of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries have worked wonders with Luther’s hymn. This issue will focus on three composers—Johann Walter, Matthäus Le Maistre, and Heinrich Schütz—who worked in Dresden and who set Luther’s hymn to music.
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Pr Brian HamerBrian J. Hamer is Chaplain to Destroyer Squadron 23, Naval Base San Diego, via the LCMS Board for International Mission Services. Archives
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