This book contains Amish hymns notated as they are sung in the “slow style.” The hymns are from the Ausbund, the oldest Anabaptist hymnal, which is still used today by North American Amish congregations.
Das Loblied - "O Gott Vater" (First Song in the Book Above)
From Joseph Slabaugh (“Amish Joe”)
The German hymn “O Gott Vater” (O Father God) is also called “Das Loblied” (The Praise Song). This hymn, published in the first Anabaptist songbook, the “Ausbund,” is still sung today at the beginning of Amish church services.