"Christum wir sollen loben schon" (We should praise Christ beautifully[a]) is a Lutheran Christmas hymn with a text by Martin Luther, first published in 1524 in the Erfurt Enchiridion.

He wrote it based on the Latin A solis ortus cardine and kept its melody (Zahn No. 297a–b).

[1][2] A variant of the hymn tune, Zahn No.

[2] The hymn was used in several musical settings, including the chorale cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121.

[3][4] Bach wrote an organ chorale prelude BWV 611 for his Orgelbüchlein.