German hymn "O du fröhliche" ("Oh, how joyful")
Details
| Title | German hymn "O du fröhliche" ("Oh, how joyful") |
| Author | Edward Malone |
| Duration | 2:00 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=sm9eRC9FOnk |
Description
"O du fröhliche" ("Oh, how joyful", literally: "Oh, you joyful ... [Christmastime]") is a German Christmas carol. The author of the original text was the prominent Weimar "orphan father" Johannes Daniel Falk (1768–1826), who set his lyric to the anonymous hymn-tune "O Sanctissima" (O most holy). Shortly after Falk's death, his former assistant Heinrich Holzschuher [de] (1798–1847) from Wunsiedel completed the set of three verses that are sung today.
Many historians believe that the melody ot this song was adapted to Charles A. Tindley's hymn "I'll Overcome Some Day" to yield the Civil Rights Movement and Union Movement anthem "We Shall Overcome."
