Deinem Heiland, deinem Lehrer

"Deinem Heiland, deinem Lehrer"
Catholic procession hymn
Trombonist playing the hymn in a procession for Corpus Christi
English	"Your Saviour, your teacher"
Occasion	Corpus Christi
Text	by Franz Xaver Riedel
Language	German
Based on	Lauda Sion
Melody	attributed to Michael Haydn
Composed	1657 (1657)
Published	1687 (1687)

"Deinem Heiland, deinem Lehrer" ("Your Saviour, your teacher") is a Catholic hymn. The German text was written by Franz Xaver Riedel in 1773, a paraphrase of the Latin Lauda Sion . The 1781 melody has been attributed to Michael Haydn. The song has appeared in regional sections of the German hymnal Gotteslob , and is commonly used as a hymn sung during processions on the Feast of Corpus Christi.

History

Franz Xaver Riedel  [ de ], an Austrian Jesuit, wrote the text of "Deinem Heiland, deinem Lehrer" in 1773 as a paraphrase of the Latin Lauda Sion , a sequence for the Feast of Corpus Christi by Thomas Aquinas in 12 stanzas. The melody is from Salzburg, sometimes attributed to Michael Haydn. ^[1] The song is still used as a processional hymn for the feast. ^[1] It has appeared in regional sections of the German hymnal Gotteslob , ^[2] such as in the Diocese of Cologne as GL 844, ^[3] and in the Diocese of Limburg as GL 866, in four stanzas, with the third stanza edited by Maria Luise Thurmair ^[1] It is also part of other collections. ^[4]

References

1. Perabo (2019). "Schatzkiste Gotteslob 2019". Rheingauer Dom (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2023.
2. Kommt her, ihr Kreaturen all (in German). 2013.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
3. "Arbeitshilfe Liedauswahl Juni 2022" (PDF). Diocese of Cologne (in German). 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
4. "Deinem Heiland, deinem Lehrer (Lauda Sion)". evangeliums.net (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2023.