Gott der Vater, wohn uns bei

The hymn known to Germans and Lutherans via the adaptation by Martin Luther (1483–1546), “Gott der Vater wohn uns bei,” was in circulation for at least a century prior in various forms. The original is regarded as a processional, constructed as a litany, calling upon a series of saints to “be with us” or “stay with us.”

Pachelbel wrote a very fine choral prelude on it in his own inimitable style.