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Bort, Verden, af mit Sind og Øie

Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Hope and Longing for the Heavenly Lyrics: 1 Bort, Verden, af mit Sind og Øie, Din Lyst du selv beholde maa, Som mig ei mere kan fornøie End Støvet, som jeg træder paa! Hver elske, hvad hans Hu staar til, Jeg kun min Jesum elske vil. 2 Han er min Rigdom og min Ære, Min Hjertens Lyst og Tidsfordriv, I ham jeg ret kan salig være, Thi Jesus han er selv mit Liv. Hver elske, hvad hans Hu staar til, Jeg kun min Jesum elske vil. 3 Naar Munden Smag og Mæle mister, Og mumler mod den mørke Grav, Naar Øinene i Døden brister, Hvor bliver Verdens Lyst da af? Hver elske, hvad hans Hu staar til, Jeg kun min Jesum elske vil. 4 I Svaghed bliver han min Styrke, Og gjør mig al min Trængsel sød, Han er mit Lys i Dødens Mørke, Han sviger ei i Liv og Død. Hver elske, hvad hans Hu staar til, Jeg kun min Jesum elske vil. 5 Han hersker over alle Himle, Hans Throne i det Høie staar, Saa vidt som Skabninger de vrimle, Hans Herredom og Rige naar, Hver elske, hvad hans hu staar til, Jeg kun min Jesum elske vil. 6 Hans Slot kan ingen Magt bestride, Det staar paa Evighedens Grund, Hans Fiender maa i Græsset bide, Naar han kun taler med sin Mund. Hver elske, hvad hans Hu staar til, Jeg kun min Jesum elske vil. 7 Hans Liflighed er uden Lige, Som Verden dog ei kjende vil, Hans Rigdom ingen kan udsige, Og, hvad han har, mig hører til. Hver elske, hvad hans Hu staar til, Jeg kun min Jesum elske vil. 8 Lad mig kun her foragtet være, Og leve i en ringe Stand, Jeg skal i Himlen Kronen bære, Og herske med min Frelsermand. Hver elske, hvad hans Hu staar til, Jeg kun min Jesum elske vil.

Mig hjertelig nu længes

Author: Landstad; K. Knoll; Ukj. Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Hope and Longing for the Heavenly Lyrics: 1 Mig hjertelig nu længes Efter en salig Død, Thi ynkelig jeg trænges Af Usseldom og Nød; At vandre er jeg rede Fra Verden med en Fart Til Himmeriges Glæde, Kom, Jesus, kom nu snart! 2 Du haver mig af Naade Fra Synd og Død forløst, Og fra al Helveds Vaade, Det er min høi'ste Trøst: Hvi skulde jeg da grue For Dødens Bitterhed? Dit Aasyn skal jeg skue I evig Salighed. 3 Jeg ganske med stor Trygge Mod Døden nu vil staa, Thi jeg paa dig mon bygge, Ihvor det mig vil gaa, Om mig er sødt i Live, Og beeskt er Dødens Bud, Jeg vil mig gjerne give At dø i dig min Gud! 4 Jeg veed en større Glæde, Hvortil min Sjæl gaar ind, Thi vil jeg freidig kvæde: Min Død er Baade min! Og lægges jeg i Jorde, Og tæres der min Krop, Den skal dog herlig vorde, Naar jeg igjen staar op. 5 Da Kristus vil fuld gjerne Mig gjøre skjær og reen, Saa klar som Morgenstjerne At skinne uden Meen, Saa leve uden Ende, Og uden Sorg og Nød, Hvo vilde sig da vende Og vride for sin Død? 6 Hvad er at leve efter I denne Verden her? Dens Guld og Glæde hefter Mig ei paa denne Ferd; Jeg det slet intet agter, Det staar saa kort ved Lag. Til Himmerig jeg tragter, Og det i denne Dag. 7 Om jeg, skal efterlade Min Viv og Venner Smaa, Som stande her uglade, Og vil mig holde paa, Jeg vil dog gjerne flytte, Og tro min Gud det til, Han skal dem trolig skjøtte, Han dem forsørge vil. 8 Du saart bedrøved' Enke, Mistrøste dig ei saa! Skuld' Gud dig ei betænke Som mader Ravne smaa? De Faderløses Fader, Og Enkernes Forsvar, Som sig paa ham forlader, Det er han aabenbar. 9 Thi vil jeg dig befale, O Hjertens Kjærest min, Den evig' Gud med alle, Han bo udi dig Sind; Slet intet maa du grue, Nu om en stakket Stund Vi begge skulle skue De Saliges Samfund! 10 Og nu vil jeg mig vende Til dig, min Himmel-Ven, Giv mig en salig Ende, Og dine Engler send, I Livet mig at lede, Som med din blodig Sved Du tjente mig til Glæde Og evig Salighed! 11 Nu maa jeg krige, kjæmpe Mod Døden, Jesu from, At jeg kan hannem dæmpe, Min Tro til Styrke kom! Min Sjæl giv nu den Glæde, Hvortil min Hu er vendt, At den ret snart maa kvæde; Nu har jeg salig endt! Used With Tune: [Mig hjertelig nu længes]

Jesus er mit Haab og Trøst

Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Hope and Longing for the Heavenly Lyrics: 1 Jesus er mit Haab og Trøst, Han, min Frelser, er i Live, Derfor jeg med Fryd og Lyst Al Tid mig tilfreds vil give, Hvad endog mig Dødens Stund Gi'r for Tanker mangelund. 2 Jesus Krist, min Frelsermand, Lever vist, og jeg skal skue Ham i det forjætted' Land, Hvorfor skulde jeg da grue? Han er Hoved, jeg et Lem, Han med sig mig fører hjem. 3 Jeg til ham med Haabets Baand Uopløselig er bunden, Saa skal og minTroes Haand Fæstet i ham blive funden, Saa mig aldrig Døden kan Skille fra min Frelsermand. 4 Jeg er Kjød og ganske vist Maa til Støv og Aske vorde, Men min Frelser, Jesus Krist, Skal opvække mig af Jorde, At jeg maa i Evighed Se ham i hans Herlighed. 5 Da skal atter denne Hud Disse Lemmer omkringgive, Ja i dette Legem Gud Skal af mig tilbedet blive, Og i dette Kjød jeg skal Jesus se i Himlens Sal. 6 Disse mine Øine og Ham, min Frelser, skulle kjende, Jeg, jeg selv–forklaret dog– Af hans Kjærlighed skal brænde, Saa at ingen Deel hos mig Være skal forkrænkelig. 7 Hvad her findes sygt og svagt, Friskt og herligt der skal møde, Jordisk vorder jeg nedlagt, Himmelsk staar jeg op af Døde, Her jeg bort naturlig gaar, Der et evigt Liv jeg faar. 8 Mine Lemmer, værer fro! Kristus bærer eder alle; Skal I end i Graven bo, Han herud vil eder kalde, Naar Basunens sterke Lyd Høres til de Frommes Fryd. 9 I kan le ad Satans List Og ad Dødens Falde-Snare, Thi igjennem Luften vist I til Jesum skulle fare, Da skal sorg og Vedermod Ligge under eders Fod. 10 Kun at eders Aand sig maa Ud fra Verdens Lyster rive, Sjælens himmelske Attraa I maa eder overgive! Helliger da eder til Himlen, hvor I være vil!

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[Naar mit Øie, træt af Møie]

Appears in 36 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ludv. M. Lindeman Topics: Hope and Longing for the Heavenly Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 53211 76755 3127 Used With Text: Naar mit Øie, træt af Møie

[Jesus er mit Haab og Trøst]

Appears in 177 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. Crüger Topics: Hope and Longing for the Heavenly Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 54367 11767 15434 Used With Text: Jesus er mit Haab og Trøst

[Jeg veed at evigt Himmerig]

Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Hope and Longing for the Heavenly Tune Sources: Tysk Folkemel.; Schørrings Korlb. 1781 Tune Key: d minor or modal Incipit: 55437 71577 55345 Used With Text: Jeg veed at evigt Himmerig

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I Dag skal alting sjunge

Hymnal: Kirkesalmebog #412 (1893) Topics: Hope and Longing for the Heavenly; Hope and Longing for the Heavenly; Hope and Longing for the Heavenly Lyrics: 1 I Dag skal alting sjunge, Hvad Hjerte har og Tunge, Basun og Salter frem! Se, se hvor Jesus farer Med Serafimers Skarer Igjennem Skyen hjem! 2 O, se den Engle-Vrimlen Omkring Guds Stol i Himlen Ved Lyden af hans Trin! Den Gamle udaf Dage Selv reiser sig at tage Imod sin Benjamin. 3 Sid hos min høire Side! Sid, siger han, du Blide, Al Verdens Liv og Sol! Guds Hær med Lovsangs Toner Og alle Ældstes Kroner Sank ned for Lammets Stol. 4 Hvad gjør du her tilbage? Far efter ham! du tage Som Duen Flugt, min Aand! Far hen, at se den søde Guds Søn, som for dig døde, Med Almagts Spir i Haand! Languages: Norwegian

I Dag skal alting sjunge

Author: H. A. Brorson Hymnal: M. B. Landstads Kirkesalmebog og "Nokre Salmar" ved Professor Dr. E. Blix, samt følgende tillæg #412 (1897) Topics: Hope and Longing for the Heavenly; Hope and Longing for the Heavenly; Hope and Longing for the Heavenly Lyrics: 1 I Dag skal alting sjunge, Hvad Hjerte har og Tunge, Basun og Salter frem! Se, se hvor Jesus farer Med Serafimers Skarer Igjennem Skyen hjem! 2 O, se den Engle-Vrimlen Omkring Guds Stol i Himlen Ved Lyden af hans Trin! Den Gamle udaf Dage Selv reiser sig at tage Imod sin Benjamin. 3 Sid hos min høire Side! Sid, siger han, du Blide, Al Verdens Liv og Sol! Guds Hær med Lovsangs Toner Og alle Ældstes Kroner Sank ned for Lammets Stol. 4 Hvad gjør du her tilbage? Far efter ham! du tage Som Duen Flugt, min Aand! Far hen, at se den søde Guds Søn, som for dig døde, Med Almagts Spir i Haand! Languages: Norwegian

Paa denne Dag vi se Guds Søn

Hymnal: Kirkesalmebog #417 (1893) Topics: Hope and Longing for the Heavenly; Hope and Longing for the Heavenly Lyrics: 1 Paa denne Dag vi se Guds Søn Til Himlen op at fare, Og takke Gud, med Hjertens Bøn: Han vilde dog bevare Sit arme Folk paa denne Jord, Som blandt saa mange Farer bor, At vi i Troen blive! 2 Nu Gud ske Lov, vor Jesus gjør En Vei til Himmerige, Og aabner for os Himlens Dør, At vi derind kan kige, Saa hver, som tror, med Glæde kan Sin himmelfarne Frelsermand I Korset efterfølge! 3 Hvo ei vil følge, kan det ei Med Gud alvorlig mene, Gud kan sig paa den brede Vei Med ingen Sjæl forene; Det gjelder Troen, er den der, Saa vil vor hele Vandringsferd Til Himlen være rettet. 4 Slig Himmelfart i Aanden sker, Naar vi vor Fader finde, Ei mere efter Verden ser, Med Guds Folk os forbinde, Har Gud i Tanker Nat og Dag, Og vandre ham til Velbehag, Til vi hos ham kan samles. 5 Da bliver Dagen blid og skjøn, Naar Gud os hjem vil hente, At vorde lig hans kjære Søn, Som vi i Troen vente; Der Glæden ret skal være stor, Naar vi hos ham i Lyset bor, Det Gud af Naade give! 6 Saa gjorde Jesus alting vel, Han lod sig for os føde, Omsider pinlig slaa ihjel, Stod op igjen af Døde, Til Himmels for, og herske skal, Og bøde alt, hvad Adams Fald Til Død og Dom os voldte. Languages: Norwegian

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Anonymous

Person Name: Ukj. Topics: Hope and Longing for the Heavenly Author of "Mig hjertelig nu længes" in M. B. Landstads Kirkesalmebog og "Nokre Salmar" ved Professor Dr. E. Blix, samt følgende tillæg In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Hans Leo Hassler

1564 - 1612 Person Name: H. L. Hasler Topics: Hope and Longing for the Heavenly Composer of "[Mig hjertelig nu længes]" in M. B. Landstads Kirkesalmebog og "Nokre Salmar" ved Professor Dr. E. Blix, samt følgende tillæg Hans Leo Hassler Germany 1564-1612. Born at Nuremberg, Germany, he came from a family of famous musicians and received early education from his father. He then studied in Venice, Italy, with Andrea Gabrieli, uncle of Giovanni Gabrieli, his friend, with whom he composed a wedding motet. The uncle taught him to play the organ. He learned the polychoral style and took it back to Germany after Andrea Gabrieli's death. He served as organist and composer for Octavian Fugger, the princely art patron of Augsburg (1585-1601). He was a prolific composer but found his influence limited, as he was Protestant in a still heavily Catholic region. In 1602 he became director of town music and organist in the Frauenkirche in Nuremberg until 1608. He married Cordula Claus in 1604. He was finally court musician for the Elector of Saxony in Dresden, Germany, evenually becoming Kapellmeister (1608-1612). A Lutheran, he composed both for Roman Catholic liturgy and for Lutheran churches. He produced two volumns of motets, a famous collection of court songs, and a volume of simpler hymn settings. He published both secular and religious music, managing to compose much for the Catholic church that was also usable in Lutheran settings. He was also a consultant to organ builders. In 1596 he, with 53 other organists, had the opportunity to examine a new instrument with 59 stops at the Schlosskirche, Groningen. He was recognized for his expertise in organ design and often was called on to examine new instruments. He entered the world of mechanical instrument construction, developing a clockwork organ that was later sold to Emperor Rudolf II. He died of tuberculosis in Frankfurt, Germany. John Perry

Gerhardt Tersteegen

1697 - 1769 Person Name: G. Tersteegen Topics: Hope and Longing for the Heavenly Author of "Kom, Brødre! lad us haste" in M. B. Landstads Kirkesalmebog og "Nokre Salmar" ved Professor Dr. E. Blix, samt følgende tillæg Tersteegen, Gerhard, a pious and useful mystic of the eighteenth century, was born at Mörs, Germany, November 25, 1697. He was carefully educated in his childhood, and then apprenticed (1715) to his older brother, a shopkeeper. He was religiously inclined from his youth, and upon coming of age he secured a humble cottage near Mühlheim, where he led a life of seclusion and self-denial for many years. At about thirty years of age he began to exhort and preach in private and public gatherings. His influence became very great, such was his reputation for piety and his success in talking, preaching, and writing concerning spiritual religion. He wrote one hundred and eleven hymns, most of which appeared in his Spiritual Flower Garden (1731). He died April 3, 1769. Hymn Writers of the Church by Charles S. Nutter and Wilbur F. Tillett, 1911 ==================================================== Gerhardt Tersteegen or ter Stegen, was born at Moers, Netherlands [sic. Germany] , November 25, 1697. He was destined for the Reformed ministry, but after his father's death when the boy was only six, his mother was unable to send him to the university. He studied at the Gymnasium in Moers, and then earned a meager living as a silk weaver, sharing his frugal daily fare with the poor. Malnutrition and privation undermined his health to such an extent that he suffered a serious depression for some five years, following which he wrote a new covenant with God, signing it in his own blood. A strong mystic, he did not attend the services of the Reformed Church after 1719. Although forming no sect of his own, he became well known as a religious teacher and leader. His house was known as "The Pilgrim's Cottage" -- a retreat for men seeking a way of life, while he himself was known as "the physician of the poor and forsaken." Barred from preaching in his own country until 1750, he visited Holland annually from 1732 to 1755, holding meetings. In addition to his other labors he carried on a tremendous correspondence. Overwork resulted in physical breakdown, so that during the latter years of his life he could speak only to small gatherings. He died at Muhlheim on April 3, 1769. One of the three most important of Reformed hymn writers, he is also regarded as the chief representative of the mystics. He wrote 111 hymns. His important Geisliches Blumengartlein was published in 1729. H.E. Govan published The Life of Gerhard Tersteegen, with selctions from his writings, in 1902. --The Hymnal 1940 Companion =========================== Tersteegen, Gerhard, son of Heinrich Tersteegen (otherwise ter Stegen or zur Stiege), merchant at Mörs (Meurs), in Rhenish Prussia, was born at Mors, Nov. 25, 1697. His parents intended that he should become a minister of the Reformed Church in Germany. His father however died in 1703, and his mother found that after giving him a thorough classical training in the Latin school at Mörs she was unable to afford the cost of his University course. He was accordingly apprenticed, in 1713, to his brother-in-law, a merchant at Mühlheim on the Ruhr, and in 1717 started in business on his own account, at Mühlheim. As he found his time much broken up, and his opportunities of meditation few, he gave up his business in 1719; and, after a short trial of linen weaving, took up the easier and much more lucrative occupation of weaving silk ribbons. During the years 1719-24 he passed through a period of spiritual depression, at the end of which his faith in the reconciling grace of Christ became assured (see No. xxxiv. below), and on Maundy Thursday, 1724, he wrote out a solemn covenant with God which he signed with his own blood. Previous to this, even before 1719, he had ceased to attend the ordinary services of the Reformed Church; and also absented himself from Holy Communion on the ground that he could not in conscience communicate along with open sinners. About the beginning of 1725 he began to speak at the prayer meetings which had been held at Mühlheim, since 1710, by Wilhelm Hoffmann, who was a candidate of theology (licensed preacher) of the Reformed Church. Tersteegen soon became known as a religious teacher among the "Stillen im Lande," as the attenders on these meetings were called, and in 1728 gave up his handicraft in order to devote himself entirely to the translation of works by medieval and recent Mystics and Quietists, including Madame Guyon and others, and the composition of devotional books, to correspondence on religious subjects, and to the work of a spiritual director of the "awakened souls." From this date to his death he was supported by a small regular income which was subscribed by his admirers and friends. About 1727 a house at Otterbeck, between Mühlheim and Elberfeld, was set apart as a "Pilgerhütte," where the "awakened souls" could go into a spiritual retreat, under the direction of Tersteegen. This house, with accommodation for eight persons, was retained until about 1800. Tersteegen, however, did not confine himself to Mühlheim, but travelled over the district, addressing gatherings of like-minded Christians, giving special attention to Elberfeld, Barmen, Solingen, and Crefeld. From 1732 to 1755 he also went regularly every year to Holland, to visit his spiritual kinsfolk at Amsterdam and elsewhere. From 1730 to 1750 a law against conventicles was strictly enforced, and Tersteegen could not hold meetings except on his visits to Holland. During this period he removed to a house which had been Wilhelm Hoffmann's, where he preached, and provided food and simple medicines for the poor. After 1750 he resumed his public speaking until 1756, when he overstrained himself, and had to confine himself to the smallest gatherings absolutely. In 1769, dropsy set in, and after patient endurance for a season he died on April 3, 1769, at Mühlheim (Koch, vi. 46). Up to the end of his life Tersteegen remained outside the Reformed Church, but never set up a sect of his own. After his death his followers as a rule reunited themselves with it, especially when a less formal type of religion began to prevail therein. Tersteegen's most important hymnological work was his Geistliches Blümen-Gärtlein, of which many editions were published. Tersteegen ranks as one of the three most important hymnwriters associated with the Reformed Church in Germany, the other two being F. A. Lampe and Joachim Neander. He is however more closely allied, both as a Mystic and as a Poet, with Johann Scheffler than with either of his co-religionists. He almost equals Scheffler in power of expression and beauty of form, and if Scheffler has more pictorial grace, and a more vivid imagination, Tersteegen has more definiteness of teaching, a firmer grasp of the Christian verities, and a greater clearness in exposition. Inner union of the soul with God and Christ, the childlike simplicity and trust which this brings, renunciation of the world and of self, and daily endeavour to live as in the presence of God and in preparation for the vision of God, are the keynotes of his hymns. To his intense power of realising the unseen, his clear and simple diction, and the evident sincerity with which he sets forth his own Christian experience, his hymns owe much of their attractiveness and influence. During his lifetime they did not come much into use except through the Harfenspiel, as above, and they did not meet the taste of compilers during the Rationalistic period. But since Bunsen in his Yersuch, 1833, and Knapp in his Evangelischer Lieder-Schatz, 1837, brought his hymns once more into notice they have been received in greater or less measure into almost all the German hymnbooks, among the Lutherans as well as among the Reformed, the most popular of all being his “Gott ist gegenwärtig". A number of Tersteegen's hymns are noted under their own first lines. They appeared, almost all for the first time, in the successive editions of his Geistliches Blümen-Gärtlein, viz., in the 1st ed., 1729; 2nd ed., 1735; 3rd ed., 1738; 4th ed., 1745; 5th ed., 1751; 6th ed., 1757; 7th ed., 1768; and in each case (after 1729) in the Third Book of that work. Those which have passed into English are as follows:— i. Freue dich, du Kinder-Orden. Christmas. Translated as:— Little children, God above, 1858, p. 78. Another tr. is: "Children rejoice, for God is come to earth." By Miss Dunn, 1857, p. 30. ii. Jedes Herz will etwas lieben. Love to Christ. In the 4th ed., 1745, as above, Bk. iii., No. 70, in 8 stanzas of 4 lines, entitled "The Soul wishes to take Jesus as her best Beloved." Translated as:— 1. The heart of man must something love. A cento beginning with st. ii. “Though all the world my choice deride," is in Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1866, and also in the Plymouth Collection, 1855, and other American hymnals. 2. Something every heart is loving. A full and good translation by Mrs. Bevan, in her Songs of Eternal Life, 1858, p. 58. iii. Jesu, der du bist alleine. Communion of Saints. In the 2nd ed., 1735, in 11 stanzas of 6 lines, entitled "Prayer on behalf of the brethren." Translated as:— Jesus, whom Thy Church doth own. By Miss Winkworth, omitting st. iii., in her Lyra Germanica, 2nd Ser., 1858, p. 99. iv. Jesu, mein Erbarmer! höre. Lent or Penitence. In the 2nd ed., 1735, in 12 stanzas of 6 lines, entitled "In outward and inward sufferings and Temptations." Translated as:— Jesus, pitying Saviour, hear me. In full, by Miss Winkworth, in her Lyra Germanica, 2nd Ser., 1858, p. 133. In her Christian Singer, 1869, p. 298, she gave st. ii., v., vi., beginning "Lost in darkness, girt with dangers." v. Nun so will ich denn mein Leben. Self-Surrender. Translated (omitting st. ii., iii., vi., x.) as:— 1. Lo! my choice is now decided. By Miss Cox, in her Sacred Hymns from the German, 1841, p. 125. Her translations of st. viii., ix., vii., altered and beginning, "One thing first and only knowing," are repeated in Hedge & Huntington's Hymns for the Church of Christ, Boston, U.S., 1853. 2. Now at last I end the strife. By Miss Winkworth, in herLyra Germanica, 2nd Ser., 1858. vi. 0 liebe Seele! könntst du werden. The Childlike Spirit. Translated as:— Soul! couldst thou, while on earth remaining. In Miss Cox'sHymns from German, 1864, p. 197, it begins "Soul, while on earth thou still remainest." Other trs. are: (1) "Wouldst thou, my soul, the secret find." By Lady E. Fortescue, 1843, p. 47. (2) “Dear soul, couldst thou become a child." By Miss Winkworth, 1855, p. 22. vii. Siegesfürste, Ehrenkönig. Ascension. Translated as:— Conquering Prince and Lord of Glory, By Miss Winkworth, omitting st. ii., in her Lyra Germanica, 2nd Ser., 1858, p. 48. viii. Wie gut ists, wenn man abgespehnt. Lent or Self-Renunciation. In the first edition, entitled "Of the sweetness of the hidden life of Christians." Translated as:— How sweet it is, when, wean'd from all. This is a good and full translation by S. Jackson, in his Life of Tersteegen, 1832 (1837, p. 417). Other hymns by Tersteegen which have been rendered into English are:— ix. Ach Gott, es taugt doch draussen nicht. On the Vanity of Earthly Things. Tr. as, "Ah God! the world has nought to please." By Miss Winkworth, 1869, p. 304. x. Ach, könnt ich stille sein. Peace in God. Translated as (1) "Oh! could I but be still." By Mrs. Bevan, 1859, p. 134. (2) "Ah, could I but be still." By Lady Durand, 1873, p. 77. xi. Allgenugsam Wesen. God's All-sufficiency . The trs. are (1) "Thou All-sufficient One! Who art." By Miss Warner, 1858, p. 601, repeated in Hymns of the Ages, Boston, U.S., 1865, p. 163. (2) "Thou, whose love unshaken." xii. Bald endet sich mein Pilgerweg. Eternal Life. Translated as “Weary heart, be not desponding." By Lady Durand, 1873, p. 84. xiii. Berufne Seelen! schlafet nicht. Lent. The translations are (1) "Ye sleeping souls, awake From dreams of carnal ease." By S. Jackson, in his Life of Tersteegen, 1832 (1837, p, 413). (2) "Sleep not, 0 Soul by God awakened." By Lady Durand, 1873, p. 98. xiv. Das äussre Sonnenlicht ist da. Morning. Tr. as (1) "The World's bright Sun is risen on high." By H. J. Buckoll, 1842, p. 51. (2) "The outer sunlight now is there." By Lady Durand, 1873, p. 75. xv. Das Kreuz ist dennoch gut. Cross and Consolation. Translated as "The Cross is ever good." By Mrs. Findlater in Hymns from the Land of Luther, 1862, p. 72 (1884, p. 234). xvi. Die Blümlein klein und gross in meines Herren Garten. On the Graces of the New Testament. The trs. are (l) "Flowers that in Jesu's garden have a place." By Miss Dunn in her translation of Tholuck's Stunden, 1853, p. 114. (2) "Full many flowers, in my Lord's garden blooming." By Dr. R. Menzies in his translation of Tholuck's Stunden, 1870, p. 182. xvii. Die Liebe will was gauzes haben.Entire Consecration. Tr. as "Love doth the whole—not part—desire." By Miss Warner, 1869, p. 12. xviii. Für dich sei ganz mein Herz und Leben. Consecration to Christ. The trs. are (1) "Constrain'd by love so warm and tender." By R. Massie in the British Herald, April, 1865, p. 55. (2) "My soul adores the might of loving." By Mrs. Edmund Ashley in the British Herald, Sept., 1867, p. 136, repeated in Reid's Praise Book, 1872, No. 582. xix. Grosser Gott, in dem ich schwebe. God's Presence. Translated as "God, in Whom I have my being." By Lady Durand, 1873, p. 81. xx. Jauchzet ihr Himmel! frohlocket ihr englische Chören. Christmas. Tr. as "Triumph, ye heavens! rejoice ye with high adoration." xxi. Jesu, den ich meine. Life in Christ. Tr. as ”Jesus, whom I long for." By Lady Durand, 1873, p. 92. xxii. Jesus-Nam, du höchster Name. The Name of Jesus. Translated as "Jesu's name, thou highest name." By S. Jackson in his Life of Tersteegen, 1832 (1837, p. 415). xxiii. Liebwerther, süsser Gottes-Wille. Resignation to the Will of God. The translations are (1) "Thou sweet beloved Will of God." By Mrs. Bevan, 1858, p. 14. (2) “Will of God, all sweet and perfect." By Lady Durand, 1873, p. 96. xxiv. Mein ganzer Sin. Lent. Turning to God. Tr. as "My whole desire Doth deeply turn away." By Miss Warner, 1869, p. 30. xxv. Mein Gott, mein Gott, mein wahres Leben. Self-Dedication. Tr. as "My God, my God, my life divine!" By S. Jackson in his Life of Tersteegen, 1832 (1837, p. 414). xxvi. Mein Herz, ein Eisen grob und alt. Cross and Consolation. Tr. as "A rough and shapeless block of iron is my heart." By Lady Durand, 1873, p. 79. xxvii. Mein'n ersten Augenblick. Morning. Tr. as "Each moment I turn me." xxviii. Nun lobet alle Gottes Sohn. Praise to Christ. Tr. as "Give glory to the Son of God." By Mrs. Bevan, 1858, p. 75. xxix. 0 Jesu, König, hoch zu ehren. Self-surrender. Tr. as “0 Jesus, Lord of majesty." By Miss Winkworth, 1858, p. 136. xxx. So gehts von Schritt zu Schritt. For the Dying. Tr. as "Thus, step by step, my journey to the Infinite." By Lady Durand, 1873, p. 105. xxxi. So ist denn doch nun abermal ein Jahr. New Year. Tr. as "Thus, then another year of pilgrim-life." By Lady Durand, 1873, p. 73. xxxii. Sollt ich nicht gelassen sein. Cross and Consolation. Tr. as “Should I not be meek and still." By Mrs. Bevan, 1858, p. 45. xxxiii. Von allen Singen ab. Turning to God. Tr. as "From all created things." By Lady Durand, 1873, p. 100. xxxiv. Wie bist du mir so innig gut. The Grace of Christ. Written in 1724 at the close of his time of spiritual despondency. “This state of spiritual darkness continued five years; until at length whilst on a journey to a neighbouring town, the day-spring from on high again visited him; and the atoning mercy of Jesus Christ was made so deeply and convincingly apparent to him, that his heart was set entirely at rest. On this occasion he composed that beautiful hymn, &c." Translated as “How gracious, kind, and good, My great High Priest art Thou" (st. i.-v.), No. 74 in Dr. Leifchild's Original Hymns, 1842. xxxv. Wiederun ein Augenblick. The Flight of Time. Tr. as: (1) “Of my Time one Minute more." (2) "One more flying moment." By Lady Durand, 1873, p. 26. xxxvi. Willkomm'n, verklarter Gottes Sohn. Easter. This is translated as "O Glorious Head, Thou livest now." By Miss Winkworth, 1855, p. 89. Repeated in Schaff’s Christ in Song, 1870. The first Book of the Blumen-Gärtlein contains short poems, more of the nature of aphorisms than of hymns. In the ed. of I76S there are in all 568 pieces in Book i., and of these Miss Winkworth has translated Nos. 429, 474, 565, 573, 575, 577 in her Christian Singers, 1869. Others are tr. by Lady Durand, in her Imitations from the German of Spitta and Terstsegen, 1873, as above, and by S. Jackson, in his Life of Tersteegen, 1832. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] -- Excerpts from John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================== See also in: Hymn Writers of the Church

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