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Skulde jeg min Gud ei prise
Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Love to and Longing for God Lyrics: 1 Skulde jeg min Gud ei prise,
Og ham takke hjertelig,
Som i al Ting lader vise,
Han det mener godt med mig?
Af hans frommer Hjerte flyde
Kjærlighedens Strømme frem,
Hvormed han opholder dem,
Som hans Ord og Bud adlyde.
Alt tilsidst en Ende faar,
Men Guds Kjærlighed bestaar.
2 Som en Ørn med sine Vinger
Skjuler sine Unger smaa,
Saa har og Guds Almagts Finger
Sig mit Forsvar taget paa,
Mig i Moders Liv bevaret,
Fra det første Øieblik,
Da jeg Liv og Aande fik,
Ja til denne Time sparet.
Alt tilsidst en Ende faar,
Men Guds Kjærlighed bestaar.
3 Sin enbaarne Søn han ikke
Sparede, men ofres lod,
At han mig af Satans Strikke
Kunde frelse ved hans Blod.
O hvorledes skal jeg kunne
Med min Aand og svage Sind,
Udi Mørkhed viklet ind,
Saadant Naade-Dyb udgrunde!
Alt tilsidst en Ende faar,
Men Guds Kjærlighed bestaar.
4 Han sin Aand mig gi'r til Eie,
Og ved Ordet fører han
Frem mig paa de trange Veie
Ind til det forjætted' Land.
Aanden og mit Hjerte fryder
Med en salig Troes-Pagt,
Som forstyrrer Satans Agt,
Ja selv Dødens Magt nedbryder.
Alt tilsidst en Ende faar,
Men Guds Kjærlighed bestaar.
5 Alt det, som min Sjæl kan gavne,
Har han sørget for med Flid,
Lader ei mit Legem savne
Raad og Hjælp i Nødens Tid;
Naar min Kraft, min Magt, min Styrke
Intet mægter, intet kan,
Tager Gud mig ved min Haand
Og begynder selv at virke.
Alt tilsidst en Ende faar,
Men Guds Kjærlighed bestaar.
6 Jorden med alt, hvad den eier,
Himlen med sin ganske Hær,
Hvor mit Øie hen sig dreier,
Alt til gode dannet er.
Dyr og Urter, Sædens Grøde,
Skove, Fjelde, Mark og Lund,
Ferske Vand, med Havets Grund
Skulle rekke mig min Føde.
Alt tilsidst en Ende faar,
Men Guds Kjærlighed bestaar.
7 Naar jeg sover, Herren holder
Vaagent Øie over mig,
Og ved hver Dags Morgen volder,
Naaden den fornyer sig.
Havde Gud ei taget vare,
Og mig trolig staaet bi,
Var jeg ikke sluppen fri
Fra saa megen Nød og Fare.
Alt tilsidst en Ende faar,
Men Guds Kjærlighed bestaar.
8 Som en Faders Hjerte ikke
Straks tillukker Naadens Dør
For sit Barn, som ei vil skikke
Sig saa lydigt, som det bør,
Saa min fromme Gud og Fader
Gjor mod mig paa samme Vis,
Straffer mine Feil med Ris,
Og sit Sværd ei raade lader.
Alt tilsidst en Ende faar,
Men Guds Kjærlighed bestaar.
9 Omendskjønt den Straf og Plage,
Som af Gud min lægges paa,
Noget bitter monne smage,
Bør jeg derom tænke saa,
At han som min Ven vil gjøre
Mig fra Verdens Strikker fri,
Som jeg end gaar hildet i,
Og ved Korset til sig føre.
Alt tilsidst en Ende faar,
Men Guds Kjærlighed bestaar.
10 Det i Sandhed jeg erfarer,
Som mig ei af Minde gaar,
Kristnes Kors det længe varer,
Men omsider Ende faar;
Naar den kolde Vinter endes
Følger bliden Sommer paa,
Saa til Glæde Korset maa
For en taalig Kristen vendes.
Alt tilsidst en Ende faar,
Men Guds Kjærlighed bestaar.
11 Som da ingen kan udgrunde
Herrens store Kjærlighed,
Saa vil vi med glade Munde
Ret som Børn i Ydmyghed
Bede dig, vor Gud og Fader,
At vi her maa timelig
Takke og velsigne dig,
Indtil du tilsidst tillader,
At vi maa evendelig
Love, ære, elske dig.
Skulde jeg min Gud ei prise
Som tørstige Hjort monne skrige
Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Love to and Longing for God Lyrics: 1 Som tørstige Hjort monne skrige
Alt efter det rindende Væld,
Saa monne og efter dig hige,
O Herre, min tørstige Sjæl;
Thi du er den levende Kilde,
Og drikke saa gjerne jeg vilde
For aldrig at tørste igjen.
2 De Dage og Nætter henskride,
Og Sjælen kun lædskes med Graad,
Af Sorgen jeg Hænder maa vride,
Jeg veed ingen Frelse og Raad,
Ak, naar vil dog Gud sig forbarme?
Ak, naar maa jeg Ussle og Arme
Indgange for Herren at staa?
3 Jeg er udi Hjertet saa bange,
De Afgrunde ligge saa nær,
Og paa deres Rand maa jeg gange,
Det er kun en jammerlig Ferd;
Jeg svimler, mig Rædsel nedknuger,
Mig Afgrunden visselig sluger–
O Herre, o hør mine Skrig!
4 Du er jo min Saligheds-Klippe,
Paa dig har jeg bygget mit Hus;
Ak, vilde du glemme og glippe,
Da synker det straks udi Grus;
At bryde de skummende Vover,
Og, medens du tøvrer og sover,
De lukke sig over min Sjæl.
5 Naar andre til Kirke mon gange,
Da sidder jeg her udi Vraa,
De kvæde saa liflige Sange,
Men jeg maa ei høre derpaa,
Min Sang er at sukke og klage;
Saa skride de hellige Dage
For mig, som de virke, – i Kval.
6 Dog, hvi vil, min Sjæl, du forsage,
Hvi bøies, hvi bruser du saa?
Lad skride de Nætter og Dage,
Og bi paa din Gud, som du maa!
Engang skal den Morgen oprinde,
Da frelst du, saa glad udi Sinde,
Skal takke og love din Gud.
7 Hans Lys og hans Sandhed skal føre
Mig op til hans Tempel i Fred,
Der Ordet mit Hjerte skal røre.
Og glemme jeg skal, hvad jeg leed;
Ja selv skal jeg røre min Tunge,
Til Salmer for herren at sjunge
Til Lov og til Pris for min Gud. Scripture: Psalm 42
Som tørstige Hjort monne skrige
Staa fast, min Sjæl, staa fast
Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Love to and Longing for God Lyrics: 1 Staa fast, min Sjæl, staa fast
I Herrens Krige!
Tænk, hvilken Skam og Last
Sin Gud at svige!
Tænk, hvilken skamfuld Ting,
Først Gud at tjende,
Og siden sig omkring,
Og siden sig omkring,
Til Verden vende!
2 Begyndt er ikke endt,
Det maa du vide,
Som har din Jesum kjendt;
Bliv ved at stride!
Alt, hvad dit Hjerte vil
Fra Himlen vende,
Skal overvindes til,
Skal overvindes til,
Din sidste Ende.
3 At staa med Magt imod
Paa alle Sider,
Den Sag er ret og god
For den, der strider;
Men der vil mere til
Sin Krans at finde,
Bestandigheden vil,
Bestandigheden vil,
Alene vinde.
4 Hvad hjælper mange Saar
Og blodig Skramme,
Naar du dog siden staar
Til Spot og Skamme?
Vær tro til Døden! saa
Og ellers ikke
Kan Kronen vel sig paa,
Kan Kronen vel sig paa,
Dit Hoved skikke.
5 Se op, og tænk engang
Paa Livets Krone,
Paa din bestemte Rang
For Lammets Throne!
I Sandhed, hvad du her
Skal gaa og taale,
Af Kronen ei er værd,
Af Kronen ei er værd,
Den mindste Straale.
6 Ja tænk, min kjære Sjæl,
Paa vores Hoved
Hvad vor Immanuel
For os har vovet;
For os han flyde lod
Sit Blod tilhobe,
Sit Blod–sit dyre Blod,
Sit Blod-sit dyre Blod,
Til sidste Draabe.
7 Naar Jesu Kjærlighed
Kun ret betragtes,
Og Verdens Herlighed
For intet agtes,
Naar Himlen et os kjær
Og sød og yndig,
Da bliver Herrens Hær,
Da bliver Herrens Hær,
I Striden myndig.
8 Gud være Lov og Pris,
Ja ham alene,
Som lod es Paradis
Saa dyrt forstjene!
Vor Jesu Kamp og Strid
Til Æreminde,
Vi vil vor korte Tid,
Vi vil vor korte Tid,
Staa fast og vinde.
Staa fast, min Sjæl, staa fast
[Hvor salig er den lille Flok]
Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ludv. M. Lindeman Topics: Love to and Longing for God Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 15654 32356 17651 Used With Text: Hvor salig er den lille Flok
[Hvor salig er den lille Flok]
[Kjærlighed er Lysets Kilde]
Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ludv. M. Lindeman Topics: Love to and Longing for God Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 15651 35233 25675 Used With Text: Kjærlighed er Lysets Kilde
[Kjærlighed er Lysets Kilde]
[Bryd frem, mit Hjertes Trang at lindre]
Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ludv. M. Lindeman Topics: Love to and Longing for God Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 56156 45323 54571 Used With Text: Bryd frem, mit Hjertes Trang at lindre
[Bryd frem, mit Hjertes Trang at lindre]
Hvor deilig skal Guds Kirke staa
Hymnal: Kirkesalmebog #484 (1893) Topics: Love to and Longing for God; Love to and Longing for God Lyrics: 1 Hvor deilig skal Guds Kirke staa,
Og i hans Aasyn Ynde faa,
Naar alle Hjerter knytted' er
Udi eet Sind og een Begjær:
At elske ham og blive ved
At vandre frem i Kjærlighed!
2 Hvad er vort Væsen, om vi ei
Gaa Kjærligheds den rene Vei,
Og broderlig hinanden vil
Al velmeent Troskab byde til
Med sligt et Hjerte og Attraa,
Som Gud stod hos og saa derpaa?
3 Bort Vrede, Skjelsord, daarlig Harm!
I bør ei hyses i dem Barm,
Hvor Gud til Fred og salig Ro
Vil, sin Velsignelse skal bo:
Bort derfor alt, hvad skade kan
Og hindre Enigheds Forstand!
4 Gid Tunge, Læber, Sind og Mund
De kunde ret af Hjertens Grund
Forsage Trædskhed, List og Svig,
Og gjøre sig et Himmerig
Udaf den søde Venskabs Fred
Med hver Mand i Guds Kjærlighed!
5 Guds Øie ser dog al vor Daad,
Vor Tanke, Paafund, Hjertens Raad;
De Onde gaa ham ei forbi
Paa deres Ondskabs skjulte Sti,
Han ogsaa paa de Fromme ser,
Al Hjælp og Naade han dem ter.
6 Min Sjæl, agt derfor lidet om
Den Trusel, Had og Vrede, som
Dig Verdens Børn kan lægge paa,
Den skal saa snar en Vending faa,
Gak du kun frem paa Fredens Vei,
Og agt al Verdens Tummel ei!
7 O søde Gud, o gid jeg maa
Mit Hjerte ved dig dannet faa,
At du kan heliges i mig,
Til jeg dig ser i Himmerig,
Hvor hellig, hellig, hellig da
Jeg synger med Halleluja! Languages: Norwegian
Hvor deilig skal Guds Kirke staa
Hvor deilig skal Guds Kirke staa
Author: Kingo Hymnal: M. B. Landstads Kirkesalmebog og "Nokre Salmar" ved Professor Dr. E. Blix, samt følgende tillæg #484 (1897) Topics: Love to and Longing for God; Love to and Longing for God Lyrics: 1 Hvor deilig skal Guds Kirke staa,
Og i hans Aasyn Ynde faa,
Naar alle Hjerter knytted' er
Udi eet Sind og een Begjær:
At elske ham og blive ved
At vandre frem i Kjærlighed!
2 Hvad er vort Væsen, om vi ei
Gaa Kjærligheds den rene Vei,
Og broderlig hinanden vil
Al velment Troskab byde til
Med sligt et Hjerte og Attraa,
Som Gud stod hos og saa derpaa?
3 Bort Vrede, Skjelsord, daarlig Harm!
I bør ei hyses i dem Barm,
Hvor Gud til Fred og salig Ro
Vil, sin Velsignelse skal bo:
Bort derfor alt, hvad skade kan
Og hindre Enigheds Forstand!
4 Gid Tunge, Læber, Sind og Mund
De kunde ret af Hjertens Grund
Forsage Trædskhed, List og Svig,
Og gjøre sig et Himmerig
Udaf den søde Venskabs Fred
Med hver Mand i Guds Kjærlighed!
5 Guds Øie ser dog al vor Daad,
Vor Tanke, Paafund, Hjertens Raad;
De Onde gaa ham ei forbi
Paa deres Ondskabs skjulte Sti,
Han ogsaa paa de Fromme ser,
Al Hjælp og Naade han dem ter.
6 Min Sjæl, agt derfor lidet om
Den Trusel, Had og Vrede, som
Dig Verdens Børn kan lægge paa,
Den skal saa snar en Vending faa,
Gak du kun frem paa Fredens Vei,
Og agt al Verdens Tummel ei!
7 O søde Gud, o gid jeg maa
Mit Hjerte ved dig dannet faa,
At du kan heliges i mig,
Til jeg dig ser i Himmerig,
Hvor hellig, hellig, hellig da
Jeg synger med Halleluja! Languages: Norwegian
Hvor deilig skal Guds Kirke staa
Hvor salig er den lille Flok
Hymnal: Kirkesalmebog #82 (1893) Topics: Love to and Longing for God Lyrics: 1 Hvor salig er den lille Flok,
Som Jesus kjendes ved!
I ham, sin Frelser, har den nok
Nu og i Evighed.
I Kjærlighed, i Haab og Tro
Den vandrer her og hist skal bo
Med ham, naar Haab og Tro forgaar,
Men Kjærlighed bestaar.
2 Min Jesus, er jeg en af dem?
Vil du mig kalde din?
Staar jeg for dig som hine Fem
Med Lys i Lampen min?
O lad mig ei til Hvile gaa,
Før jeg herom kan Vished faa,
Før du kan faa det Svar af mig:
Du ved, jeg elsker dig.
3 Og maatte det med Graad end ske,
At saadant Svar jeg gav,
Saa vil du naadig til mig se,
Og tørre Taaren af!
Ja, naar kun du, som al Ting veed,
Hos mig kan finde Kjærlighed,
Og kjende mig iblandt din Flok
Som din, saa har jeg nok.
Languages: Norwegian
Hvor salig er den lille Flok
N. F. S. Grundtvig
1783 - 1872 Person Name: Grundtvig Topics: Love to and Longing for God Author of "Som tørstige Hjort monne skrige" in M. B. Landstads Kirkesalmebog og "Nokre Salmar" ved Professor Dr. E. Blix, samt følgende tillæg Nicolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig was the son of a pastor, and was born at Udby, in Seeland, in 1783. He studied in the University of Copenhagen from 1800-1805; and, like some other eminent men, did not greatly distinguish himself; his mind was too active and his imagination too versatile to bear the restraint of the academic course. After leaving the university he took to teaching; first in Langeland, then (1808) in Copenhagen. Here he devoted his attention to poetry, literature, and Northern antiquities. In 1810 he became assistant to his father in a parish in Jutland. The sermon he preached at his ordination, on the subject "Why has the Lord's word disappeared from His house," attracted much attention, which is rarely the case with "probationers'" sermons. On his father's death, in 1813, he returned to Copenhagen, and for eight years devoted himself mainly to literature. The poetry, both secular and religious, that he produced, drew from a friend the remark that "Kingo's harp had been strung afresh." In 1821 King Frederik vi. appointed him pastor of Prasloe, a parish in Seeland, from which he was the next year removed to Copenhagen, and made chaplain of St. Saviour's church in Christianshavn. From the time of his ordination he had been deeply impressed with Evangelical church sentiments, in opposition to the fashionable Rationalism and Erastianism of the day; and adhered to the anti-rationalist teaching of Hauge, whose death at this time (1824) seemed to be a call to Grundtvig to lift up his voice. An opportunity soon presented itself; Professor Clausen brought out a book entitled Katholicismens og Protestantismens Forfatning, Ldre, og Ritus ("The condition, teaching, and ritual of Catholicism and Protestantism"). This book was replete with the Erastian Rationalism which was so especially distasteful to Grundtvig, who forthwith, in his Kirkens Gjenmsele ("The Church's Reply," 1825), strongly opposed its teaching, and laid down truer principles of Christian belief, and sounder views of the nature of the Church. This caused a sensation: Grandtvig (who had not spared his opponent) was fined 100 rixdollars, and the songs and hymns which he had written for the coming celebration of the tenth centenary of Northern Christianity were forbidden to be used. On this he resigned his post at St. Saviour's, or rather was forced to quit it by a sentence of suspension which was pronounced in 1826, and under which he was kept for 13 years. He took the opportunity of visiting England in 1829, 30, and 31, and consulting its libraries, mainly with a view to a further insight into Northern antiquities, and to help his studies in the early English tongue. His edition of Cynewulfs beautiful poem of the Phenix from the Codex Exoniensis, the Anglo-Saxon (so-called) text, with a preface in Danish, and a fri Fordanskning (free rendering in Danish), published in 1840*, is a result of this journey and enforced leisure. Tired of his long silence, his numerous friends and admirers proposed to erect a church for him, and form themselves into an independent congregation, but this was not permitted. He was allowed, however, to hold an afternoon service in the German church at Christianshavn. There ho preached for eight years, and compiled and wrote his hymn-book, Sang-Vdrk til den Danske Kirkce ("Song-work for the Danish Church"). He still worked on towards his object of raising the Christian body to which ho belonged from the condition of a mere slate establishment to the dignity of a gospel-teaching national church. In 1839 (the year of the death of King Frederik vr., and the accession of his cousin Chrisliem vni.) the suspension was removed, and he was appointed chaplain of the hospital Vartou, a position which he held till his death. In 1863 the king (Frederik vn.) conferred on him the honorary title of bishop. The good old man died suddenly, in his 89th year, on Sept. 2, 1872, having officiated the day before. As Kingo is the poet of Easter, and Brorson of Christmas, so Grundtvig is spoken of as the poet of Whitsuntide.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology,, p. 1001 (1907)
N. F. S. Grundtvig
Martin Luther
1483 - 1546 Person Name: Luther Topics: Love to and Longing for God Author of "Nu er os Gud miskundelig" in M. B. Landstads Kirkesalmebog og "Nokre Salmar" ved Professor Dr. E. Blix, samt følgende tillæg Luther, Martin, born at Eisleben, Nov. 10, 1483; entered the University of Erfurt, 1501 (B.A. 1502, M.A.. 1503); became an Augustinian monk, 1505; ordained priest, 1507; appointed Professor at the University of Wittenberg, 1508, and in 1512 D.D.; published his 95 Theses, 1517; and burnt the Papal Bull which had condemned them, 1520; attended the Diet of Worms, 1521; translated the Bible into German, 1521-34; and died at Eisleben, Feb. 18, 1546. The details of his life and of his work as a reformer are accessible to English readers in a great variety of forms. Luther had a huge influence on German hymnody.
i. Hymn Books.
1. Ellich cristlich lider Lobgesang un Psalm. Wittenberg, 1524. [Hamburg Library.] This contains 8 German hymns, of which 4 are by Luther.
2. Eyn Enchiridion oder Handbuchlein. Erfurt, 1524 [Goslar Library], with 25 German hymns, of which 18 are by Luther.
3. Geystliche Gesangk Buchleyn. Wittenberg, 1524 [Munich Library], with 32 German hymns, of which 24 are by Luther.
4. Geistliche Lieder auffs new gebessert. Wittenberg. J. Klug, 1529. No copy of this book is now known, but there was one in 1788 in the possession of G. E. Waldau, pastor at Nürnberg, and from his description it is evident that the first part of the Rostock Gesang-Buch, 1531, is a reprint of it. The Rostock Gesang-Buch, 1531, was reprinted by C. M. Wiechmann-Kadow at Schwerin in 1858. The 1529 evidently contained 50 German hymns, of which 29 (including the Litany) were by Luther.
5. Geistliche Lieder auffs new gebessert. Erfurt. A. Rauscher, 1531 [Helmstädt, now Wolfenbüttel Library], a reprint of No. 4.
6. Geistliche Lieder. Wittenberg. J. Klug, 1535 [Munich Library. Titlepage lost], with 52 German hymns, of which 29 are by Luther.
7. Geistliche Lieder auffs new gebessert. Leipzig. V. Schumann, 1539 [Wernigerode Library], with 68 German hymns, of which 29 are by Luther.
8. Geistliche Lieder. Wittenberg. J. Klug, 1543 [Hamburg Library], with 61 German hymns, of which 35 are by Luther.
9. Geystliche Lieder. Leipzig. V. Babst, 1545 [Gottingen Library]. This contains Luther's finally revised text, but adds no new hymns by himself. In pt. i. are 61 German hymns, in pt. ii. 40, of which 35 in all are by Luther.
For these books Luther wrote three prefaces, first published respectively in Nos. 3, 4, 9. A fourth is found in his Christliche Geseng, Lateinisch und Deudsch, zum Begrebnis, Wittenberg, J. Klug, 1542. These four prefaces are reprinted in Wackernagel’s Bibliographie, 1855, pp. 543-583, and in the various editions of Luther's Hymns. Among modern editions of Luther's Geistliche Lieder may be mentioned the following:—
Carl von Winterfeld, 1840; Dr. C. E. P. Wackernagel, 1848; Q. C. H. Stip, 1854; Wilhelm Schircks, 1854; Dr. Danneil, 1883; Dr. Karl Gerok, 1883; Dr. A. F. W. Fischer, 1883; A. Frommel, 1883; Karl Goedeke, 1883, &c. In The Hymns of Martin Luther. Set to their original melodies. With an English version. New York, 1883, ed. by Dr. Leonard Woolsey Bacon and Nathan H. Allen, there are the four prefaces, and English versions of all Luther's hymns, principally taken more or less altered, from the versions by A. T. Russell, R. Massie and Miss Winkworth [repub. in London, 1884]. Complete translations of Luther's hymns have been published by Dr. John Anderson, 1846 (2nd ed. 1847), Dr. John Hunt, 1853, Richard Massie, 1854, and Dr. G. Macdonald in the Sunday Magazine, 1867, and his Exotics, 1876. The other versions are given in detail in the notes on the individual hymns.
ii. Classified List of Luther's Hymns. Of Luther's hymns no classification can be quite perfect, e.g. No. 3 (see below) takes hardly anything from the Latin, and No. 18 hardly anything from the Psalm. No. 29 is partly based on earlier hymns (see p. 225, i.). No. 30 is partly based on St. Mark i. 9-11, and xvi., 15, 16 (see p. 226, ii.). No. 35 is partly based on St. Luke ii. 10-16. The following arrangement, however, will answer all practical purposes.
A. Translations from the Latin.
i. From Latin Hymns:
1. Christum wir sollen loben schon. A solis ortus cardine
2. Der du bist drei in Einigkeit. O Lux beata Trinitas.
3. Jesus Christus unser Heiland, Der von. Jesus Christus nostra salus
4. Komm Gott Schopfer, heiliger Geist. Veni Creator Spiritus, Mentes.
5. Nun komm der Beidenheiland. Veni Redemptor gentium
6. Was flirchst du Feind Herodes sehr. A solis ortus cardine
ii. From Latin Antiphons, &c.:
7. Herr Gott dich loben wir. Te Deum laudamus.
8. Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich. Dapacem, Domine
9. Wir glauben all an einen Gott.
iii. Partly from the Latin, the translated stanzas being adopted from Pre-Reformation Versions:
10. Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott.
11. Mitten wir im Leben sind. Media vita in morte sumus.
B. Hymns revised and enlarged from Pre-Reformation popular hymns.
12. Gelobet seist du Jesus Christ.
13. Gott der Vater wohn uns bei.
14. Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet.
15. Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist.
C. Psalm versions.
16. Ach Gott vom Himmel, sieh darein.
17. Aus tiefer Noth schrei ich zu dir.
18. Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott.
19. Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl.
20. Es wollt uns Gott genädig sein.
21. War Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit.
22. Wohl dem, der in Gotten Furcht steht.
D. Paraphrases of other portions of Holy Scripture.
23. Diess sind die heilgen zehn Gebot.
24. Jesaia dem Propheten das geschah.
25. Mensch willt du leben seliglich.
26. Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin.
27. Sie ist mir lieb die werthe Magd.
28. Vater unser im Himmelreich.
E. Hymns mainly Original.
29. Christ lag in Todesbanden.
30. Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam.
31. Ein neues Lied wir heben an.
32. Erhalt uns Herr bei deinem Wort.
33. Jesus Christus unser Heiland, Der den,
34. Nun freut euch lieben Christengemein.
35. Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her.
36. Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schaar.
In addition to these —
37. Fur alien Freuden auf Erden.
38. Kyrie eleison.
In the Blätter fur Hymnologie, 1883, Dr. Daniel arranges Luther's hymns according to what he thinks their adaptation to modern German common use as follows:—
i. Hymns which ought to be included in every good Evangelical hymn-book: Nos. 7-18, 20, 22, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38.
ii. Hymns the reception of which into a hymn-book might be contested: Nos. 2, 3, 4, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 33.
iii. Hymns not suited for a hymn-book: Nos. 1, 5, 6, 27, 31, 37.
[Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Martin Luther
Johann Heermann
1585 - 1647 Person Name: J. Heermann Topics: Love to and Longing for God Author of "O Krist, du sande Lys og Vei" in M. B. Landstads Kirkesalmebog og "Nokre Salmar" ved Professor Dr. E. Blix, samt følgende tillæg Johann Heermann's (b. Raudten, Silesia, Austria, 1585; d. Lissa, Posen [now Poland], 1647) own suffering and family tragedy led him to meditate on Christ's undeserved suffering. The only surviving child of a poor furrier and his wife, Heermann fulfilled his mother's vow at his birth that, if he lived, he would become a pastor. Initially a teacher, Heermann became a minister in the Lutheran Church in Koben in 1611 but had to stop preaching in 1634 due to a severe throat infection. He retired in 1638. Much of his ministry took place during the Thirty Years' War. At times he had to flee for his life and on several occasions lost all his possessions. Although Heermann wrote many of his hymns and poems during these devastating times, his personal faith and trust in God continued to be reflected in his lyrics. He is judged to be the finest hymn writer in the era between Martin Luther and Paul Gerhardt, one whose work marks a transition from the objective hymns of the Reformation to the more subjective hymns of the seventeenth century. His hymn texts were published in collections such as Devoti Musica Cordis, Hauss- und Hertz-Musica (1630, expanded in 1636, 1644), and Sontags- und Fest-evangelia (1636).
Bert Polman
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Heermann, Johann, son of Johannes Heermann, furrier at Baudten, near Wohlau, Silesia, was born at Baudten, Oct. 11, 1585. He was the fifth but only surviving child of his parents, and during a severe illness in his childhood his mother vowed that if he recovered she would educate him for the ministry, even though she had to beg the necessary money. He passed through the schools at Wohlau; at Fraustadt (where he lived in the house of Valerius Herberger, q. v., who took a great interest in him); the St. Elizabeth gymnasium at Breslau; and the gymnasium at Brieg. At Easter, 1609, he accompanied two young noblemen (sons of Baron Wenzel von Rothkirch), to whom he had been tutor at Brieg, to the University of Strassburg; but an affection of the eyes caused him to return to Baudten in 1610. At the recommendation of Baron Wenzel he was appointed diaconus of Koben, a small town on the Oder, not far from Baudten, and entered on his duties on Ascension Day, 1611, and on St. Martin's Day, 1611, was promoted to the pastorate there. After 1623 he suffered much from an affection of the throat, which compelled him to cease preaching in 1634, his place being supplied by assistants. In October, 1638, he retired to Lissa in Posen, and died there on Septuagesima Sunday (Feb. 17), 1647. (Koch, iii. 16-36; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, xi. 247-249, &c.)
Much of Heermann's manhood was spent amid the distressing scenes of the Thirty Years' War; and by his own ill health and his domestic trials he was trained to write his beautiful hymns of “Cross and Consolation." Between 1629 and 1634, Koben was plundered four times by the Lichtenstein dragoons and the rough hordes under Wallenstein sent into Silesia by the King of Austria in order to bring about the Counter-Reformation and restore the Roman Catholic faith and practice; while in 1616 the town was devastated by fire, and in 1631 by pestilence. In these troublous years Heermann several times lost all his moveables; once he had to keep away from Koben for seventeen weeks; twice he was nearly sabred; and once, while crossing the Oder in a frail boat loaded almost to sinking, he heard the bullets of the pursuing soldiers whistle just over his head. He bore all with courage and patience, and he and his were wonderfully preserved from death and dishonour. He was thus well grounded in the school of affliction, and in his House and Heart Music some of his finest hymns are in the section entitled "Songs of Tears. In the time of the persecution and distress of pious Christians."
As a hymnwriter Heermann ranks with the beat of his century, some indeed regarding him as second only to Gerhardt. He had begun writing Latin poems about 1605, and was crowned as a poet at Brieg on Oct. 8, 1608. He marks the transition from the objective standpoint of the hymnwriters of the Reformation period to the more subjective and experimental school that followed him. His hymns are distinguished by depth and tenderness of feeling; by firm faith and confidence in face of trial; by deep love to Christ, and humble submission to the will of God. Many of them became at once popular, passed into the hymnbooks, and still hold their place among the classics of German hymnody. They appeared principally in—
(1) Devoti Musica Cordis. Hauss-und Hertz-Musica &c. Leipzig and Breslau, 1630, with 49 hymns (2nd edition 1636, with 64; 3rd edition 1644, with 69). The first section is entitled "Hymns of Penitence and Consolation from the words of the Ancient Fathers of the Church." Seven of these, however, have no mention in their individual titles of the sources from which they are derived; and the remainder are mostly based not on Latin hymns, but on the prose meditations in Martin Moller's Meditationes sanctorum patrum, or on the mediaeval compilations known as the Meditationes and the Manuale of St. Augustine. (2) Sontags-und Fest-Evangelia. Leipzig and Breslau, 1636, being hymns on the Gospels for Sundays and festivals. (3) Poetische Erquickstunden, Nürnberg, 1656; and its Fernere Fortsetzung, also Nürnberg, 1656 [both in Wernigerode], are poems rather than hymns. The hymns of the Hauss-und Hertz-Musica, with a representative selection from Heermann's other poetical works, were edited by C. E. P. Wackernagel, prefaced by a long biographical and critical introduction, and published at Stuttgart, 1855.
Six of the most important of Heermann's hymns are annotated under their respective first lines. The other hymns by Heermann which have passed into English are :—
I. Hymns in English common use:--
i. 0 Jesu, du mein Bräutigam. Holy Communion. In his Devoti Musica Cordis, Breslau, 1630, p. 78, in 12 stanzas of 4 lines. Thence in Mützell, 1858, No. 34, in Wackernagel's ed. of his Geistliche Lieder, No. 22, and the Unverfälschter Liedersegen, 1851, No. 283. Seems to be founded on Meditation xi. in the mediaeval compilation known as St. Augustine's Manuale. Translated as:—
0 Jesu, Lord, who once for me, a good translation of stanzas i., ii., iv., v., viii., by A. T. Russell, as No. 158 in his Psalms & Hymns, 1851.
Other translations are: (l) 0 Jesu! Bridegroom of my Soul," by J. C. Jacobi, 1722, p. 44 (1732, p. 73). (2) "Dear Saviour, who for me hast borne," by Miss Dunn, 1857.
ii. Rett, 0 Herr Jesu, rett dein Ehr. In Time of Trouble. A prayer for deliverance and peace for the Church. In his Devoti Musica Cordis, 1630, p. 119, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines, among the "Songs of Tears." Thence in Mützell, 1858, No. 48, in Wackernagel’s ed., No. 36, and the Unverfälschter Liedersegen, 1851, No. 245. Translated as:—
Thine honour rescue, righteous Lord, in full, by Dr. M. Loy, in the Ohio Lutheran Hymnal, 1880.
iii. Treuer Wächter Israel. In Time of War. 1630, p. 115, in 13 stanzas of 7 lines, among the "Songs of Tears." In Mützell, 1858, No. 47; in Wackernagel's edition, No. 35, and the Unverfälschter Liedersegen, 1851, No. 594. Lauxmann, in Koch, viii. 549, says of it:—
"It is a powerful hymn filled with that prevailing prayer that takes heaven by force," and relates of st. vii.,11. v-7, "Eine Mauer um uns bau," that on Jan. 6, 1814, the Allied Forces were about to enter Schleswig. A poor widow with her daughter and grandson lived in a little house near the entrance of the town. The grandson was reading in his hymnbook those in time of war, and when he came to this said, “It would be a good thing, grandmother, if our Lord God would build a wall around us." Next day all through the town cries of distress were heard, but all was still before their door. On the following morning they had courage to open the door, and lo a snowdrift concealed them from the view of the enemy. On this incident Clemens Brentano composed a beautiful poem "Draus vor Schleswig."
It is translated as:—
Jesu! as a Saviour, aid. A good tr. of st; vii., viii., xiii., by A. T. Russell, as No. 138 in his Psalms & Hymns, 1851.
iv. Zionklagt mit Angst und Schmerzen. Church of Christ. First published in his Devoti Musica Cordis, 2nd ed., 1636 (1644, p. 196), in 6 stanzas of 8 lines, entitled, "From the beautiful golden saying of Isaiah, Chapter xlix." In Mützell, 1858, No. 101, in Wackernagel’s ed., No. 53, and the Unverfälschter Liedersegen, 1851, No. 256. Translated as:—
Sion bow'd with anguish weepeth A good translation of stanzas i., iii., v., by A. T. Russell, as No. 141 in his Psalms & Hymns, 1851.
Another translation is: "Zion mourns in fear and anguish," by Miss Winkworth, 1869, p. 198.
II. Hymns not in English common use:--
v. Ach Jesu! dessen Treu. Love to Christ. 1630, p. 144, in 33 stanzas. One of his finest hymns, full of deep love to Christ, but from its great length very little used in Germany. Translated as, "Ah! Jesus! Lord! whose faithfulness," by Miss Burlingham, in the British Herald, May, 1867, p. 72.
vi. Der Tod klopft bei mir an. For the Dying. 1656, p. 22, in 121. Translated as, "That Death is at my door," by Miss Winkworth, 1869, p. 201.
vii. Du weinest für Jerusalem. Christ weeping over Jerusalem. 1630, p. 81, in 6 stanzas, entitled, "On the Tears of Christ." Founded on St. Luke xix. 41-44, part of the Gospel for the 10 Sundays after Trinity. The translations are: (1) "With tears o'er lost Jerusalem," by Miss Cox, 1841, p. 159. (2) "Our Lord wept o'er Jerusalem," by Dr. H. Mills, 1845 (1856, p. 295). (3) "Thou weepest o'er Jerusalem," by Miss Winkworth, 1855,p. 70.
viii. Herr Jesu Christe mein getreuer Hirte. Holy Communion. 1630, p. 74, in 9 stanzas, founded on M. Moller's Meditationes sanctorum patrum, pt. i. c. 11, and pt. v. c. 2. The translations are: (1) "Dear Saviour, Thou my faithful Shepherd, come” by Miss Dunn, 1857, p. 111. (2) "Lord Jesus Christ, my faithful Shepherd, hear," by Miss Winkworth, 1858, p. 93, repeated in Lyra Eucharistica, 1863-64.
ix. Herr unser Gott, lass nicht zu Schanden werden. Christ's Church. 1630, p. 114, as one of the "Songs of Tears," in 5 stanzas. Translated as, "Ah! Lord our God, let them not be confounded," by Miss Winkworth, 1869, p. 197.
x. Hilf mir, mein Oott, hilf dass nach dir. Christian Conduct. 1630, p. 32, in 7 stanzas, entitled, "For a better life. From the words of Augustine." Founded on No. i. of the Meditationes current under the name of St. Augustine. This meditation is apparently by St. Anselm of Canterbury. Translated as, "Lord, raise in me a constant Flame," by J. C. Jacobi, 1725, p. 27 (1732, p. 105).
xi. Jesu, der du tausend Schmerzen. In Sickness. 1656, in the Fernere Fortsetzung, p. 79, in 12 lines, entitled, "In great bodily pain." Translated as, “Jesu, who didst stoop to prove," by Miss Winkworth, 1869, p. 200.
xii. Jesu Tilger meiner Sünden. Lent. 1656, in the Fernere Fortsetzung, p. 1, in 10 lines, entitled, "For Victory in Temptation." Translated as, "Jesu, Victor over sin," by Miss Winkworth, 1869, p. 201.
xiii. 0 Jesu, Jesu, Gottes Sohn. Love to Christ, 1630, p. 83, in 7 stanzas, entitled, “Of the Love, which a Christian heart bears to Christ, and will still bear." A beautiful expansion of his motto "Mihi omnia Jesus." The translations are: (1) "What causes me to mourn is this," a translation of stanza ii. by P. H. Molther, as No. 371, in the Moravian Hymn Book, 1789 (1886, No. 461). (2) "O Jesus, Jesus, Son of God," by Miss Burlingham, in the British Herald, Oct. 1865, p. 153, and in Reid's Praise Book, 1872.
xiv. Treuer Gott ich muss dir klagen. In Trouble. 1630, p. 103, in 12 stanzas, entitled, "Hymn of a sorrowful heart for increase of faith." Translated as, "Faithful God! I lay before Thee," by J. C. Jacobi, 1720, p. 9(1722, p. 70; 1732, p. 117), and as No. 538 in pt. i. of the Moravian Hymn Book, 1754.
xv. Wollt ihr euch nicht, o ihr frommen Christen. Second Advent. 1636, p. 210, in 9 stanzas, entitled, "On the day of the Holy Bishop Nicolaus. Gospel of Luke, 12 Chapter." Translated as: (l) "0 dear Christians, as 'tis needful, wou'd ye," as No. 153 in pt. i. of the Moravian Hymn Book, 1754. (2) “Help us, 0 Christ, to watch and pray," a tr. of st. ix. as st. iii. of No. 868 in the Moravian Hymn Book, 1789 (1849, No. 1221).
xvi. Wo soll ich fliehen hin. Lent. 1630, p. 20, in 11 stanzas, entitled, "A hymn of consolation in which a troubled heart lays all its sins in true faith upon Christ. From Tauler." Based on M. Moller's Meditationes, vol. i. pt. i., No. 10. Translated as, "0 whither shall I fly," as No. 447 in pt. i. of the Moravian Hymn Book, 1754. In 1886, No. 279, it begins with "0 Jesus, source of Grace" (stanza ii.). [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Johann Heermann
