in 1603 by Melchior Teschner. The following harmonisation is from Johann Sebastian Bach, as it appears in the New English Hymnal: In popular culture In 1967, the hymn was covered by British singer Sir Cliff Richard on his Good News album. References External links , sung by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge English Christian hymns Cliff Richard songs 9th-century Christianity Palm Sunday hymns Hymns in The English Hymnal