Lutheran Hymnody
The Hymns
PENTECOST
231
We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost
John 16: 13
9. 9. 11. 10. 4.
Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist
St. 1, author unknown, c. 1250
St. 2–4, Martin Luther, 1524
Tr., composite
Nun bitten wir
Sacred melody, c. 1100
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2
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3
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4
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