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Ludwig Helmbold

German poet

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Lived 1532–1598, aged 66Germany
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    1532–1598
    Aged 66
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Updated 2026-06-20

Ludwig Helmbold, also spelled Ludwig Heimbold, was a poet of Lutheran hymns. He is probably best known for his hymn "Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren", of which J. S. Bach used the fifth stanza for his cantata O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165; Bach also used his words in BWV 73, 79 and 186a.

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