The hymn is in both the standard Lutheran and Catholic German hymnbooks. The strength of traditionalism can be seen in the front matter of the two hymnbooks. They are even to be found in some Roman Catholic hymnbooks in use in Germany. From there, it was published across Germany in number of hymnbooks. The arrangement and key (A major) is the same in both hymnbooks. It has subsequently appeared in many hymnbooks across the English-speaking world. As with most Christian hymnbooks, the Amish normally use the "Ausbund" only in church. Before correlation, the church auxiliaries were free to publish their own curricula and hymnbooks. They seem not to have lasted in popularity; none are in current hymnbooks. Gospel hymnbooks have been produced by most branches of Exclusive Brethren. Contemporary hymnbooks did not contain music and were simply small books of religious poetry. He also compiled several hymnbooks; "Mission Hymns" in 1911 and "Festival Hymns" in 1916. In 1768, German hymnbooks were used and only some members continued to use Dutch. Due to the low number of melodies used, hymnbooks were now usually published without music.