Included in Crüger’s Praxis pietatis melica, 1653, no. 100, in 16 stanzas of 4 lines. It later appeared in Ebeling’s Pauli Gerhardi Geistliche Andachten, 1666/67, no. 52, where four stanzas were added as 4, 8, 9, and 17. In Feustking’s Pauli Gerhardi Geistreiche Hauss- und Kirchen-Lieder, 1707, p. 14.
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Hewitt offers a commentary on some of the early English translations.
| First Line | St. | Year | Translator | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel, we sing Thy praise | 9/20 | 1838 | Anonymous | BM 1/38, p.35 |
| Immanuel, we sing to Thee | 4/20 | 1848 | Russell | DHHB 12 |
| Immanuel, we sing to Thee | 5/20 | 1853 | Thrupp | PH 35 |
| Thee, O Immanuel, we praise | 9/20 | 1855 | Winkworth | LG55 p.28 |
| Thee, O Immanuel, we praise | 10/20 | 1863 | Winkworth | CBE 35 |
| We sing to Thee, Emmanuel | 9/20 | 1864 | Cox | LM 55 |
| We sing to Thee, Immanuel | 4/20 | 1864 | F.C.C. | DPC 26 |
| We sing to Thee, Immanuel | 1748 | Anonymous | MHB48 109 | |
| Immanuel, to Thee we sing | 1789 | Schlecht | MHB89 45 | |
| Immanuel! Thy praise we sing | 1859 | Fry | p.163 | |
| To Thee, Immanuel, we sing | 1864 | Mannington | p.36 | |
| Immanuell to Thee we sing | 1867 | Kelly | p.37 |
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