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Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Omvendelsen Lyrics: 1 Herre tal, din Tjener hører, Paa dit Ord jeg giver Agt, Aand og Liv det i sig fører, Sandt er Alt, hvad du har sagt. Dødens Magt hos mig er stor, Jesu, lad dit Livsens Ord Alt mit Hjerte gjennemtrænge, At jeg hart ved dig maa hænge! 2 Hvo vil ikke gjerne høre Dig, som veed og kjender Alt, For vort Hjerte, Aand og Øre Ingen slige Ord har talt. Mangen Synder Modet brast, Naar dit Ord ham slog med Hast, Men den, Sorg for Synden bøier, Sødt det trøster og ophøier. 3 Dine Ord er klare Bække, Hvor min Tørst jeg slukke kan, Og mod Hungers-Nød de dække Mig et Bord i øde Land; Dine Ord mig lyse skal Gjennem Dødens Dyb og Dal, Er det Sværd, hvormed jeg strider, Trøstens Bæger, naar jeg lider. 4 Herre Jesu, lad mig have Dine Ord i Hjertet lukt, Og lad denne Himlens Gave Bære en velsignet Frugt! Tag dem aldrig bort fra mig! Indtil op i Himmerig Du den Ære mig vil gjøre, Jeg dig selv faar se og høre. 5 Verden er saa fuld af Plage, Søde Jesu, hør du mig! Lad mig hos dig alle Dage Stande fast urokkelig Paa dit Ords den rette Grund, Saa vil jeg til sidste Stund Og i Døden trøstig være, Synge dit Navn Lov og Ære.

Jesu hjælp, at Verden sig

Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Omvendelsen Lyrics: 1 Jesu hjælp, at Verden sig Maa til dig omvende, Og i Naadens Rige dig Retteligen kjende! Djæv'lens Magt du sønderslaa, Lad hans List bortvige, Lad os i dit Fodspor gaa Ind i Himmerige! 2 Jesu, styrk med vældig Haand Mig og alle Fromme, At jeg her i Verden kan Tro og til dig komme, Følge dig, og i al Nød Stadig ved dig henge, Og igjennem Nød og Død Ind i Himlen trænge!

Jesus i det Høie throner

Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Omvendelsen Lyrics: 1 Jesu i det Høie throner, Ham lovsynge Millioner Som paa Jorden, saa i Himlen, Engel-kor og Folkevrimlen, Seierherren fredegod, Seierherren fredegod. 2 Milde Drot! igjen du kommer Som al Verdens strenge Dommer, Alle Skyer Flammer sprude, Da er Naadens Time ude, Alle Engle raabe, Ve! Alle Engel raabe, Ve! 3 Hør os nu i Naadens Fylde, Straf os ei som vi forskylde! Vogt vor Sjæl fra Skam og Skade, Rør os, bøi os, gjør os glade, Lad os se din Herlighed! Lad os se din Herlighed!

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[Kyrie eleison! Gud Fader, miskunde dig!]

Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Omvendelsen Tune Sources: Schörrings Koralb. Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 12332 33332 22121 Used With Text: Kyrie eleison! Gud Fader, miskunde dig!

[O Sjæl, hvor blev de gode Ord]

Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Omvendelsen Tune Sources: Mel. fra 1559 Tune Key: f minor Incipit: 11325 43231 54513 Used With Text: O Sjæl, hvor blev de gode Ord

[Ak Herre from]

Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Omvendelsen Tune Sources: Hos J. H. Schein, 1627 Tune Key: b minor or modal Incipit: 17655 67121 76765 Used With Text: Ak Herre from

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Jeg arme Synder træde maa

Hymnal: Kirkesalmebog #48 (1893) Topics: Omvendelsen; Omvendelsen Lyrics: 1 Jeg arme Synder træde maa Med høitbedrøvet Hjerte Til Naadens Dør, at banke paa Og klage der med Smerte: At jeg med Synd Og Ondskabs Dynd Fra Top til Fodesaale Har smitter mig, Saa du hos dig, O Gud, mig ei kan taale. 2 De Synder er foruden Tal, Som jeg med Sorg nu finder, Og mig med bitter Hjertekval I Hu og Tanke rinder. Din Søn det alt Vel har betalt, Der Ynk hans Hjerte rørte; Men jeg har ei Søgt ad den Vei, Som hen til hannem førte. 3 Min Utaknemlighed er stor, Det dølges ingenlunde, Jeg kun med blotte Læbers Ord Og ei af Hjertens Grunde Din Trofasthed, Din Kjærlighed, Din rige Naades Gaver, Som jeg af dig Fik rundelig, Paaskjønt og priset haver. 4 Du haver med Langmodighed Min Bod og Bedring ventet, Du har en Faders Hjerte ted, Til Hevnen mig ei hentet; Din store Flid Fra Nød og Strid Mig ofte har udrevet; Din Hjælpehaand Har Fiendens Baand Saa ofte fra mig drevet. 5 Naar jeg tillukte Hjertets Dør, Du da med Ordets Hammer Tidt banked paa og sagde: Hør! Din Ven staar for dit Kammer; Din Brudgom du Lad op for nu! Du Haanden tidt udrakte, Og rørte mig Hel haardelig, Sligt burde jeg vel agte. 6 Men jeg for dig opkukte ei, Hvor sterkt du vilde banke, Og ud om Ørets lukte Vei Lod jeg din Tale vanke. Hjemføgelsen, O store Ven, Mig ei til dig omvendte, Men jeg fra dig Haardnakkelig Fluks frem i Synden rendte. 7 Nu kunde du med Billighed Forkorte mine Dage, Og støde mig med Vrede ned Til bitter Helveds Plage, Skam burde mig, Som skammelig Lod Synen Hjertet krænke, Dog giver du Mig Tid endnu Mit Bedste at betænke. 8 Naar Hjertet dette grunder paa, Samvittigheden minder, Jeg snart vil fra mig selver gaa, Min Styrke da forsvinder. Hvad Helved er, Hvad Helveds Hær Af Pine, Nød og Plage I Evighed At skjænke veed, Jeg billig burde smage. 9 Men du, al Godheds Kildervæld, Give Naadens Lædskedraaber! Her finder du en tørstig Sjæl, Som trænger, beder, raaber: O Naadesol! Jeg for din Stol Og høie Himmelthrone Nedkaster mig I Stov for dig Med Angers Græde-Tone. 10 I Brystet er der jo paa dig En Naddens Springekilde, O milde Jesu! den du mig I Døden aabne vilde; Af den mon Fred, Trøst Rolighed Til Sjælene udflyde, Lad mig det her, Og Æere der Hos dig omsider nyde! Languages: Norwegian

Jeg arme Synder træde maa

Author: Heermann; Tauler; S. Jonassøn Hymnal: M. B. Landstads Kirkesalmebog og "Nokre Salmar" ved Professor Dr. E. Blix, samt følgende tillæg #48 (1897) Topics: Omvendelsen; Omvendelsen Lyrics: 1 Jeg arme Synder træde maa Med høitbedrøvet Hjerte Til Naadens Dør, at banke paa Og klage der med Smerte: At jeg med Synd Og Ondskabs Dynd Fra Top til Fodesaale Har smitter mig, Saa du hos dig, O Gud, mig ei kan taale. 2 De Synder er foruden Tal, Som jeg med Sorg nu finder, Og mig med bitter Hjertekval I Hu og Tanke rinder. Din Søn det alt Vel har betalt, Der Ynk hans Hjerte rørte; Men jeg har ei Søgt ad den Vei, Som hen til hannem førte. 3 Min Utaknemlighed er stor, Det dølges ingenlunde, Jeg kun med blotte Læbers Ord Og ei af Hjertens Grunde Din Trofasthed, Din Kjærlighed, Din rige Naades Gaver, Som jeg af dig Fik rundelig, Paaskjønt og priset haver. 4 Du haver med Langmodighed Min Bod og Bedring ventet, Du har en Faders Hjerte ted, Til Hevnen mig ei hentet; Din store Flid Fra Nød og Strid Mig ofte har udrevet; Din Hjælpehaand Har Fiendens Baand Saa ofte fra mig drevet. 5 Naar jeg tillukte Hjertets Dør, Du da med Ordets Hammer Tidt banked paa og sagde: Hør! Din Ven staar for dit Kammer; Din Brudgom du Lad op for nu! Du Haanden tidt udrakte, Og rørte mig Hel haardelig, Sligt burde jeg vel agte. 6 Men jeg for dig opkukte ei, Hvor sterkt du vilde banke, Og ud om Ørets lukte Vei Lod jeg din Tale vanke. Hjemføgelsen, O store Ven, Mig ei til dig omvendte, Men jeg fra dig Haardnakkelig Fluks frem i Synden rendte. 7 Nu kunde du med Billighed Forkorte mine Dage, Og støde mig med Vrede ned Til bitter Helveds Plage, Skam burde mig, Som skammelig Lod Synen Hjertet krænke, Dog giver du Mig Tid endnu Mit Bedste at betænke. 8 Naar Hjertet dette grunder paa, Samvittigheden minder, Jeg snart vil fra mig selver gaa, Min Styrke da forsvinder. Hvad Helved er, Hvad Helveds Hær Af Pine, Nød og Plage I Evighed At skjænke veed, Jeg billig burde smage. 9 Men du, al Godheds Kildervæld, Give Naadens Lædskedraaber! Her finder du en tørstig Sjæl, Som trænger, beder, raaber: O Naadesol! Jeg for din Stol Og høie Himmelthrone Nedkaster mig I Stov for dig Med Angers Græde-Tone. 10 I Brystet er der jo paa dig En Naddens Springekilde, O milde Jesu! den du mig I Døden aabne vilde; Af den mon Fred, Trøst Rolighed Til Sjælene udflyde, Lad mig det her, Og Æere der Hos dig omsider nyde! Languages: Norwegian

Ve mig, at jeg saa mangelund

Hymnal: Kirkesalmebog #49 (1893) Topics: Omvendelsen; Omvendelsen Lyrics: 1 Ve mig, at jeg saa mangelund I Vellyst haver svevet, Og Naadens dyrebare Stund Saa skjødesløs henlevet! Naar Gud sin Naadesol paany Hver Morgen over mig lod gry, Da lukte jeg mit Øie. 2 Ve mig, min Vantro Hjertet saa Som med en Laas og Lænke Tellukte, naar Gud banked paa, Jeg vilde ei betænke, At Jesu Naades mindste Flig Meer end al Verden gjorde rig, Som jeg før havde prøvet. 3 Se, jeg er den forlorne Søn, Som selv sig vilde raade, Og ødte bort sin Arv saa skjøn For skidden Lyst og Baade, Mig smagte ikke Himmel-brød, Men Verdens Lystemad var sød, Nu faar jeg andet finde. 4 Min Vilje dig har Modstand gjort, Og egensindig været, Mit Hjerte lidet eller stort Af dig har ei begjæret; Du var, o Gud, i ringe Agt, Men jeg min Hu af Verdens Magt Og Vellyst lod regiere. 5 Herfor vil din Retfærdighed, At jeg skal Døden smage. Jeg maa i ussel Nøgenhed Fra Verden Afsked tage; I Graven visner jeg som Løv, Jeg raadner i mit eget Støv. Min arme Sjæl fortabes. 6 Samvittigheden Vidne bær, Thi maa jeg reentud sige, At ingen større Synder er I noget Verdens Rige. Dog, naar jeg dig beskuer ret, O Gud, jeg seer, du vil ei det, At jeg skal saa fortvile. 7 Fyldt haver jeg min Ondskabs Skaal, Og stor er denne Maade, Men hvo har dog vel fundet Maal Og Ende paa din Naade? Din Storhed ei of Grænse veed, Men saa er og din Kjærlighed Og Miskund mod os Arme. 8 Hvis Hjertesuk har du ei mødt? Hvis Raab har Gjensvar savnet? Hvo er fra Naadens Alter stødt, Som har det ret omfavnet? Jeg græder, raaber, beder dig, Jeg venter, haaber – Jesu! mig Lad Trøst og Redning finde! 9 O Gud, min Synd du sænke ned, Hvor Havet dybt mon være, Ifør mig din Retfærdighed, Forny mig til dine Ære, Mig her et helligt Hjerte giv! Saa faar mit Støv vel engang Liv, Som ei har Død i Vente. Languages: Norwegian

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Martin Luther

1483 - 1546 Person Name: Luther Topics: Omvendelsen Author of "O Fader vor i Himmerig" 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)

Anonymous

Person Name: Ukj. Topics: Omvendelsen Translator of "O Fader vor i Himmerig" 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.

Johann Heermann

1585 - 1647 Person Name: Heermann Topics: Omvendelsen; Omvendelsen Adapter of "Jeg arme Synder træde maa" 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 =================== 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)

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