Den Herren will ich loben
"" (I want to praise the Lord) is a Christian hymn by Maria Luise Thurmair, based on the Magnificat and set to a 1613 melody by Melchior Teschner, which was used for "Valet will ich dir geben". The hymn in three stanzas of eight lines was first written in 1954, and revised in 1971. It appeared in the Catholic hymnal "Gotteslob" in 1975, and in the current "Gotteslob", but also in a German Protestant hymnal. A general song of praise, it has been set to music several times. History. Maria Luise Thurmair wrote the hymn first  in 1954. It is a close paraphrase of the Magnificat (Song of Mary), written to match a 1613 melody by Melchior Teschner. The hymn is in three stanzas of eight lines each. It was revised in 1971. It appeared in the Catholic hymnal "Gotteslob" in 1975 as GL 261. In the current "Gotteslob", it is GL 395, in the section "Lob, Dank und Anbetung" (Praise, thanks and adoration). Based on a biblical Marian song, it was also included in regional parts of the Protestant hymnal "Evangelisches Gesangbuch" in Bavaria and Thuringia as EG 604. As a general song of praise , it is suitable for any church service, but especially for Marian feast days. Tune and settings. The melody by Melchior Teschner, used for "Valet will ich dir geben", begins with a rising first line, spanning an octave, and suitable for praise. The melody was used for many hymns. The hymn was set by Karl-Ludwig Nies for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI at the Frauenkirche, the cathedral of Munich dedicated to Mary, in 2007. Nies scored it for mixed choir, trumpet and timpani. Thomas Schmid wrote a setting for four-part choir and optional strings, published by Dr. J.  Butz. Karl Norbert Schmid composed a prelude and setting for brass, published by Bärenreiter in a collection "Bläserbuch zum Gotteslob" to accompany the new edition of "Gotteslob" in 2013.