The tune he wrote for the Latin hymn "Tantum Ergo" eventually became known in Slavic lands as "Коль славен (Kol slaven)", in which form it is still sung as a church hymn today. The tune was also popular with freemasons. It travelled to English-speaking countries and came to be known by the names "Russia", "St. Petersburg" or "Wells". In Germany, the song was paired with a text by Gerhard Tersteegen, and became a well-known chorale and traditional part of the military ceremony "Großer Zapfenstreich (the Grand Tattoo)", the highest ceremonial act of the German army, rendered as an honor for distinguished persons on special occasions. Prior to the October revolution in 1917, the tune was played by the Moscow Kremlin carillon every day at midday.