April 8th, 2026


Ahagle taggale Gûdib iglunga

English Title

I the Lord have called thee

German Title

Siehe da, eine Hütte Gottes bei den Menschen

Composer

Reissiger, Carl Gottlieb (1773 – 1829)

Instrumentation

SATB//CorI-II//Str 4tet//Organ

Tempo/Metre/Key/Duration

Moderato; 3/4; DM; 149 mm

Liturgy

Illaget Uvlosiorvengane/Church Anniversary Festival Day (February 19) in Nain
December 26th in Hopedale

Composition Date and Location

13 May 1842 in Niesky

Text:

Source

Revelation 21:3

Inuktitut

Ahagle taggale Gûdib
Gûdib iglunga innungne iglomiukattiginiarpailo
Innukottiginiarlugid nangminerlo Gude
Gudiginiarpat nangminek Gûdib iglomiukattiginiarpait

Collections

Nain

S:4/A:2 /T:2/B:3 //CorI:1/CorII:1//Vn1:1/Vn1:1/Va:1/Vc:1//O[GB40-43+110-113]:2 3 hands(All materials in one hand except one set of S+B and second organ part). The organ part in the Green Organ book on pp 40-43 is headed “Organo” with Inuktitut title after in right corner and composer’s name (Reissiger) added directly beneath in a later hand and ink. Tempo indication (Moderato) is in upper left. In a careful hand. Note the indication of pedal for the organ at m. 8. This is an organ score only with no text, but cues for voice entries. From p. 42 the pages are number backwards to the end in pencil below the system. Few other notations.

Hopedale

S:3/A:1/T:1/B:2//CorII:1//Vn1:2/Vn2:1/Va:1/Vc:1//O:1
1 hand (All materials in same hand as Nain mss. Little evidence of use except Bass parts.)
Listed as #85 in the 1903 Hopedale Catalogue

Makkovik

S:2/A:2/T:1/B:2//CorI:1/CorII:1//Vn1:1/Vn2:1/Va:1/Vc:1//O:1
2 hands (All materials in same hand as Nain mss., except organ part which is on heavy vellum watermarked “Zoonen” and in a different hand.)

Contemporary Transcription

Date: 3 February 2023
Editor: Tom Gordon

Other Locations

Unitätsarchiv, Herrnhut, DE: H25:4; P1.336; K236:4; G321.2; C239.1; B441.3; E65.5; C435.6; C393.1; C393.1(14); H25.4; K100.10(29)
Salem Congregation, NC: 403.2; 403.2a
Lititz Congregation, PA: 238