Ubers Gebirg Maria Geht or Over the Hill Mary Goes is a religious song written in German by Johann Eccard. Eccard was born in Germany and worked as a composer. He writes mainly vocal compositions, sacred cantantas, and chorales for four-nine voices. His songs tend to have religious feeling to them.His music coincides with the Protestant Reformation. Therefore, many of the songs he wrote work in accordance with Protestantism.
The song Ubers Gebirg Maria Geht is about Mary going over the hill to meet her cousin Elizabeth. Mary and Elizabeth are both extremely important names in the Protestant religion. Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ and Elizabeth is the cousin of Mary and the mother of Jesus' cousin, John the Baptist. This song is filled with excitement for the Lord and the Holy Spirit. Mary and Elizabeth rejoice in the Lord their Savior. The song also explains the importance of passing on the word of the Lord orally rather than in a Church. Protestants believed that they could worship and be devout religious people without attending church. Therefore, preaching by word of mouth held great importance in Protestantism and is expressed in this song.
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