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O dass ich tausend Zungen hätte

There are two compositions known by the name “O dass ich tausend Zungen hätte,” one by Kornelius H. Dretzel, 1731, the other by Johann B. König, 1738.

Dretzel

Meter: 9.8. 9.8. 8.8.
Composer: Kornelius H. Dretzel, 1731
Proper Text: Oh, That I Had a Thousand Voices (O dass ich tausend Zungen hätte)

Associated Texts
  • Baptized into Thy Name Most Holy (Ich bin getauft auf deinen Namen)
  • By Grace I’m Saved, Grace Free and Boundless (Aus Gnaden soll ich selig werden)
  • Oh That I Had a Thousand Voices (O dass ich tausend Zungen hätte)
  • Soul, What Return Has God, Thy Savior (Was gibst du denn, o meine Seele)

 


König

Meter: 9.8. 9.8. 8.8.
Composer: Johann B. König, 1738
Proper Text: Oh, That I Had a Thousand Voices (O dass ich tausend Zungen hätte)

Associated Texts
  • Now I Have Found the Firm Foundation (Ich habe nun den Grund gefunden)
  • Oh, That I Had a Thousand Voices (O dass ich tausend Zungen hätte)
  • This Night a Wondrous Revelation (Dies ist die Nacht, da mir erschienen)

 

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