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Author: J. Heermann, 1585-1647 Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Allgemeine Lob- und Gebetlieder Lyrics: 1 Laß dich, Herr Jesu Christ! durch mein Gebet bewegen; komm in meine Herz und Haus und bringe mir den Segen. Nichts richten Müh und Kunst ohn deine Hülfe aus; wo du mit Gnaden bist, kommt Segen in das Haus.

Herr unser Gott dich loben wir!

Appears in 18 hymnals Topics: Allgemeine Lob- und Gebetlieder Lyrics: 1 Herr unser Gott dich loben wir! O großer Gott, wir danken dir! Dich Vater, Gott von Ewigkeit, der Weltkreis ehret weit und breit! 2 All Engel und des Himmels Heer, und was da dienet deiner Ehr, die Cherubim und Seraphim lobsingen stets mit froher Stimm: 3 Hochheilig ist der große Gott, Jehovah, der Herr Zebaoth! Ja heilig, heilig, heilig heißt Jehovah, Vater, Sohn und Geist. 4 Dein göttlich Macht und Herrlichkeit geht über Himm'l und Erde weit. Der heiligen Apostel Zahl, und die lieben Propheten all; 5 Die theuren Märt'rer allzumal dich loben stets mit großem Schall. Die ganze werthe Christenheit rühmt dich auf Erden weit und breit. 6 Dich, Vater, Gott, im höchsten Thron, und deinen eingebornen Sohn, den heilgen Geist und Tröster werth, mit gleichem Dienst sie lobt und ehrt. 7 Du höchster König, Jesu Christ, des Vaters ewger Sohn du bist; du warbst ein Mensch, der Herr ein Knecht, zu reiten das menschlich Geschlecht. 8 Du hast dem Tod zerstört sein macht, zum Himmelreich die Christen bracht. Du sitzst zur Rechten Gottes gleich mit aller Ehr ins Vaters Reich. 9 Ein Richter du zukünstig bist Alles, was lobt und lebend ist. Nun hilf uns, Herr, den Dienern dein, die durch dein Blut erlöset sein! 10 Laß uns im Himmel haben Theil mit den Heilgen am ewgen Heil! Hilf deinem Volk, Herr Jesu Christ, und segne was dein Erbtheil ist! 11 Beschirm dein Kirch zu aller Zeit erheb sie hoch in Ewigkeit! Täglich, Herr Gott, wir loben dich, und danken dir, Herr, stetiglich. 12 Behüt uns Herr, o treuer Gott, vor aller Sünde und Missethat! Sei gnädig uns, o Herre Gott! Sei gnädig uns in aller Noth! 13 Zeig uns deine Barmherzigkeit, dein guter Geist uns stets begleit; wir hoffen auf dich lieber Herr, in Schanden laß uns nimmermehr.

Nun jauchzt dem Herren alle Welt!

Author: D. Denike, 1603-1680 Appears in 32 hymnals Topics: Allgemeine Lob- und Gebetlieder Lyrics: 1 Nun jauchzt dem Herren alle Welt! Kommt der, zu seinem Dienst euch stellt, kommt mit Frohlocken, säumet nicht, kommt vor sein heilig Angesicht. 2 Erkennt, daß Gott ist unser Herr, der uns erschaffen ihm zur Ehr, und nicht mir selbst; durch Gottes Gnad ein jeder Mensch sein leben hat. 3 Er hat uns ferner wohlbedacht, und uns zu seinem Volk gemacht, zu Schaafen, die er ist bereit zu führen stets auf grüner Weid. 4 Ihr, die ihr bei ihm wollet sein, kommt, geht zu seinen Thoren ein mit Loben durch der Psalmen Klang, zu seinem Vorhof mit Gesang. 5 Dankt unserm Gott, lobsinget ihm, lobsinget ihm, mit lauter Stimm, lobsingt und danket allesammt; Gott loben, das ist unser Amt. 6 Er ist voll Güt und Freundlichkeit, voll Treu und Lieb zu jeder Zeit, sein Gnade währet dort und hier und seine Wahrheit für und für. 7 Gott Vater in dem höchsten Thron, und Jesus Christ, sein einger Sohn, sammt Gott dem werthen heilgen Geist sei nun und immerdar gepreist.

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O Gott, der du in Liebesbrunst

Author: Joh. Franck, 1618-1677 Hymnal: Evang.-Lutherisches Gesangbuch #33 (1872) Topics: Allgemeine Lob- und Gebetlieder Lyrics: 1 O Gott! der du in Liebesbrunst ganz gegen uns entbrennest und dich aus unerforschter Gunst selbst unsern Vater nennest; der du im hohen Himmel bist und Alles siehst, was niedrig ist, auch uns selbst hast gelehret, wie man recht kräftig beten soll: gieb, daß der Mund dich Eisers voll bon ganzem Herzen ehret. 2 Laß deines hohen Namens Ruhm, dem sich die Thronen beugen und dem der Engel Fürstenthum pflegt Ehre zu erzeigen, vor dem sich Luft und Erdreich bückt und die erschrecklich Höll erschrickt, bei uns dreiheilig heißen. Gieb reine Lehr und hilf dazu, daß wir uns, großer Gott, wie du, der Heiligkeit befleißen. 3 Bergönn uns, Herr, dein Gnadenreich auch noch in diesem leben, bis daß wir dermaleinst zugleich mit dir in Freuden schweben. Dein werther Geist, der wohn uns bei, daß unser herz nicht irrdisch sei; er schenk uns seine Gaben, daß wir in dieser Wanderzeit den Vorschmack süßer Ewigkeit und Himmelssehnung haben. 4 Herr, was du wilst und dir gefällt, muß auch vollender werden, gleichwie in jener Himmelszelt, Also bei uns auf Erden. Hilf, daß wir dir gehorsam sein in Lieb und Leid, in Lust und Pein. Laß uns, wenn du betrübest, bedenken, daß du, Herr, uns schlägst und es also zu machen pflegst mit denen, die du liebest. 5 Gieb uns heut unser täglich Brod und was den Leib ernähret. Wend ab die schwere Kriegesnoth, die Leut und Land verheeret, daß wir gesund in Fried und Ruh das Kurze leben bringen zu, gesegn all unsre Sachen. Treib Therung ab und Pestgefahr. Hilf, daß wir dir vertrauen gar und dich nur lassen machen. 6 Daß unsre sündge Adamsart durch schreckliches Verbrechen gar oftmals ist dein widerpart, wollst du, o Herr, nicht rächen; gleichwie auch wir aus Herzens-grund denselben, die durch That und Mund uns leid anthun, vergeben. Herr, gieb uns einen sanften Geist, der auch denselben Guts erweist, die uns stehn nach dem Leben. 7 Verleib auch einen Heldenmuth, wenn wir jetzt sollen kämpfen mit Teufeln, Welt und unserm Blut; hilf, daß sie uns nicht dämpfen. Sei du der rechte Mittelsmann und nimm dich unser treulich an; lehr unsre Arme kriegen, daß wir behalten Oberhand und, wenn der Feind ist übermannt, mit großen Freuden siegen. 8 Und weil in diesem Jammerthal nichts Gutes ist zu hoffen, weil nichts als Elend, Müh und Qual allhier wird angetroffen; so steh uns in dem Unfall bei und mach uns von demselben frei, bis daß die Zeit wird kommen, daß wir zu deiner Herrlichkeit aus sterblicher Beschwerlichkeit ganz werden aufgenommen. 9 Denn dein, Herr, ist das Reich und Thron: wir sind die Untersaffen. Es muß vor deiner Allmacht Kron all andre Macht verblassen. Ob alle Welt gleich wird vergehn, bleibt deine Kraft doch ewig stehn; Lob, Preis sei deinem Namen. Weil Jesus selbst so bitten heißt, und uns die rechte Beikunst weißt, sind wir erhöret. Amen. Languages: German

Lob, Ehr und Preis sie unserm Gott

Hymnal: Evang.-Lutherisches Gesangbuch #9 (1872) Topics: Allgemeine Lob- und Gebetlieder Lyrics: 1 Lob, Ehr und Preis sei unserm Gott, der uns so hoch geliebet hat, daß er uns seinen eingen Sohn gesandt zum Heil und Gnadenthron. 2 Lob sei dir, o Herr Jesu Christ, daß du uns'r Bruder worden bist, hast uns errettet durch dein Blut von's Teufels Strick und Höllengluth. 3 Lob sei dir, o Gott heilger Geist, der du der Herzen Tröster heißt und zierest sie mit Glauben fein, damit wir Gott gefällig sein. 4 Kein's Menschen Zung aussprechen kann, was du, o Gott, an uns gethan. Drum seufzen wir, o treuer Hort; gieb uns, was wir dich bitten, fort! 5 Vater, gedenk der Kinder dein, wir trauen ja auf dich allein; gieb Leibs g'sundheit, gut Regiment: Krieg, Sterben, Theurung von uns wend. 6 Herr Jesu Christ, du starker Held, wehr doch dem Fürsten dieser Welt, zerstör sein Reich und schaff uns Ruh, auf daß dein Kirche nehme zu. 7 O Tröster werth, heiliger Geist, der du all unsre Schwachheit weißt, sei uns mit deiner Hülf' bereit, daß wir Gott dienen allezeit. 8 O ewige Dreifaltigkeit, einiger Gott von Ewigkeit, leucht uns mit deinem Angesicht, hilf, daß wir von dir wanken nicht. Languages: German

Bringt her dem Herren Lob und Ehr

Author: C. Günther, 1650-1704 Hymnal: Evang.-Lutherisches Gesangbuch #11 (1872) Topics: Allgemeine Lob- und Gebetlieder Lyrics: 1 Bringt her dem Herren Lob und Ehr, aus freudigem Gemüthe! Ein jeder Gotes Ruhm vermehr, und preise seine Güte. Ach! lobet, lobet alle Gott, Der uns befreiet aus der Noth, und danket seinem Namen¡! 2 Lobt Gott, und rühmet alleziet die großen Wunderwerke, die Majestät und Herrlichkeit, die Weisheit, Kraft und Stärke, die er beweist in aller Welt, und dadurch alle Ding erhält, drum danket seinem Namen! 3 Lobt Gott, der uns erschaffen hat, Leib, Seele, Geist und Leben, aus lauter väterlicher Gnad, uns Allen hat gegeben; der uns durch seins engel schützt und tägelich giebet, was uns nützt: drum danket seinem Namen! 4 Lobt Gott, der uns schenkt seinen Sohn, der für uns ist gestorben, und uns die selge Lebens-kron durch seinen Tod erworben; der werden ist der Höll ein Gift, und Frieden hat mit Gott gestift't: drum danket seinem Namen! 5 Lobt Gott, der in uns durch den Geist den Glauben angeündet und alles Gute noch verheißt, und stärker, kräft'get, gründet; der uns erleuchtet durch sein Wort, regiert und treibet fort und fort: drum danket seinem Namen! 6 Lobt Gott, der auch dis gute Werk. so in uns angesangen, vollführen wird und geben Stärk, das Kleinod zu erlangen, das er hat allen dargestellt, und seinen Gläubgen vorbehält: drum danket seinem Namen! 7 Lobt Gott, ihr starken Seraphim, ihr Fürstenthum und Thronen! Es loben Gott mit heller Stimm, die hier auf Erden wohnen. Lobt Gott und preist ihn früh und spat! Ja, Alles was nur Odem hat, das danke seinem Namen! Languages: German

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Johann Franck

1618 - 1677 Person Name: Joh. Franck, 1618-1677 Topics: Allgemeine Lob- und Gebetlieder Author of "O Gott, der du in Liebesbrunst" in Evang.-Lutherisches Gesangbuch Johann Franck (b. Guben, Brandenburg, Germany, 1618; d. Guben, 1677) was a law student at the University of Köningsberg and practiced law during the Thirty Years' War. He held several positions in civil service, including councillor and mayor of Guben. A significant poet, second only to Paul Gerhardt in his day, Franck wrote some 110 hymns, many of which were published by his friend Johann Crüger in various editions of the Praxis Pietatis melica. All were included in the first part of Franck’s Teutsche Gedichte bestehend im geistliche Sion (1672). Bert Polman ============= Franck, Johann, son of Johann Franck, advocate and councillor at Guben, Brandenburg, was born at Guben, June 1, 1618. After his father's death, in 1620, his uncle by marriage, the Town Judge, Adam Tielckau, adopted him and sent him for his education to the schools at Guben, Cottbus, Stettin and Thorn. On June 28, 1638, he matriculated as a student of law at the University of Königsberg, the only German university left undisturbed by the Thirty Years' War. Here his religious spirit, his love of nature, and his friendship with such men as Simon Dach and Heinrich Held, preserved him from sharing in the excesses of his fellow students. He returned to Guben at Easter, 1640, at the urgent request of his mother, who wished to have him near her in those times of war during which Guben frequently suffered from the presence of both Swedish and Saxon troops. After his return from Prague, May, 1645, he commenced practice as a lawyer. In 1648 he became a burgess and councillor, in 1661 burgomaster, and in 1671 was appointed the deputy from Guben to the Landtag (Diet) of Lower Lusatia. He died at Guben, June 18, 1677; and on the bicentenary of his death, June 18, 1877, a monumental tablet to his memory was affixed to the outer wall of the Stadtkirche at Guben (Koch, iii. 378-385; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, vii. 211-212; the two works by Dr. Hugo Jentsch of Guben, Johann Franck, 1877, and Die Abfassungszeit der geistlichen Lieder Johann Franck's, 1876). Of Franck's secular poems those before 1649 are much the best; his later productions becoming more and more affected and artificial, long-winded and full of classical allusions, and much inferior to those of Dach or Opitz. As a hymn writer he holds a high rank and is distinguished for unfeigned and firm faith, deep earnestness, finished form, and noble, pithy, simplicity of expression. In his hymns we miss the objectivity and congregational character of the older German hymns, and notice a more personal, individual tone; especially the longing for the inward and mystical union of Christ with the soul as in his "Jesus, meine Freude." He stands in close relationship with Gerhardt, sometimes more soaring and occasionally more profound, but neither on the whole so natural nor so suited for popular comprehension or Church use. His hymns appeared mostly in the works of his friends Weichmann, Crüger and Peter. They were collected in his Geistliches Sion, Guben, 1674, to the number of 110; and of these the 57 hymns (the other 53 being psalm versions of no great merit) were reprinted with a biographical preface by Dr. J. L. Pasig as Johann Franck's Geistliche Lieder, Grimma, 1846. Two of those translated into English are from the Latin of J. Campanus (q. v.). Four other hymns are annotated under their own first lines:—"Brunquell aller Güter"; "Dreieinigkeit der Gottheit wahrer Spiegel"; "Jesu, meine Freude"; "Schmücke dich, o liebe Secle." The rest are:— i. Hymns in English common use: -- i. Erweitert eure Pforten . [Advent]. Founded on Psalm xxiv. 7-10. First published in C. Peter's Andachts-Zymbeln, Freiberg, 1655, p. 25, in 7 stanzas of 8 lines; repeated 1674, p. 3, and 1846, p. 3, as above. Included in the 1688 and later editions of Crüger's Praxis pietatis, in Bollhagen's Gesang-Buch, 1736, &c. The only translation in common use is:—- Unfold your gates and open, a translation of st. 1, 3, 6, by A. T. Russell, as No. 30 in his Hymns & Psalms, 1851; repeated altered as No. 30 in Kennedy, 1863, and thus as No. 102 in Holy Song, 1869. ii. Herr Gott dich loben wir, Regier. Thanksgiving for Peace. Evidently written as a thanksgiving for the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War, by the Peace of Westphalia, Oct. 24, 1648. First published in the Crüger-Runge Gesang-Buch, Berlin, 1653, No. 306, in 9 st. of 8 l., as the first of the "Hymns of Thanksgiving for Peace attained"; and repeated 1674, p. 182, and 1846, p. 77, as above. Included in Crüger's Praxis, 1653, and many later collections, and, as No. 591, in the Unverfälschter Liedersegen, 1851. The only translation in common use is:— Lord God, we worship Thee, a very good version of st. 2, 3, 6, 8, by Miss Winkworth in her Chorale Book for England, 1863, No. 183. Repeated in full in the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Church Hymns, 1871; the Hymnary, 1872; the Psalmist, 1878; and in America in the Pennsylvania Lutheran Church Book, 1868. In the American Protestant Episcopal Collection, 1871; the Hymns & Songs of Praise, N. Y. 1874; and the Ohio Lutheran Hymnal, 1880, the translation of stanza 8 is omitted. iii. Herr ich habe missgehandelt. Lent. Of this fine hymn of penitence stanza i. appeared as No. 19 in Cruger's Geistliche Kirchenmelodien , Leipzig, 1649. The full form in 8 stanzas of 6 lines is No. 41 in the Crüger-Runge Gesang-Buch, Berlin, 1653, entitled "For the forgiveness of sins," repeated 1674, p. 39, and 1846, p. 37, as above. Included in Crüger's Praxis, 1653, and others, and in the Unverfälschter Liedersegen, 1851. The only translation in common use is:— Lord, to Thee I make confession, a very good translation, omitting st. 4, 5, 6, by Miss Winkworth in her Chorale Book for England, 1863, No. 44, repeated in the Appendix to the Hymnal for St. John's, Aberdeen, 1865-1870; and in the Pennsylvania Lutheran Ch. Book, 1868; Evangelical Hymnal, N. Y., 1880; Ohio Lutheran Hymnal, 1880. Another translation is: "Lord, how oft I have offended," by N. L. Frothingham, 1870, p. 177. iv. Herr Jesu, Licht der Heiden. Presentation in the Temple. Founded on the account in St. Luke ii., and probably the finest hymn on the subject. Dr. Jentsch, 1876, p. 9, thinks it was written before Dec. 8, 1669, as C. Peter, who died then, left a melody for it. We have not found the full text earlier than 1674, as above, p. 10, in 6 stanzas of 8 lines, entitled "On the Festival of the Purification of Mary" (1846, p. 10). Included in the 1688 and later editions of Crüger's Praxis, and in the Unverfälschter Liedersegen, 1851, No. 197. The translations in common use are:— 1. Light of the Gentile world , a translation, omitting st. 6, by Miss Winkworth in the first service of her Lyra Germanica, 1855, p. 193 (ed. 1876, p. 195), and thence as No. 147 in the Pennsylvania Lutheran Hymn Book, 1865. This version is in S.M. Double. 2. Light of the Gentile Nations, a good translation, omitting st. 6, by Miss Winkworth in her Chorale Book for England, 1863, No. 80. Repeated in Dr. Thomas's Augustine Hymn Book, 1866, and in America in the Pennsylvania Lutheran Church Book, 1868, and the Ohio Lutheran Hymnal, 1880. ii. Hymns not in English common use: v. Du geballtes Weltgebäude. Christ above all earthly things. Stanza i. in Cruger's Kirchenmelodien, 1649, No. 116. The full text (beginning "Du o schönes) is No. 239 in the Crüger-Runge Gesang-Buch, 1653, in 8 stanzas, entitled "Longing after Eternal Life." Repeated, 1674, p. 194, and 1846, p. 60, as above. The translations are: (1) "Let who will in thee rejoice," by Miss Winkworth, 1855, p. 180 (1876, p. 182). (2) "O beautiful abode of earth," by Miss Warner, 1858 (1861, p. 233). (3) "Thou, O fair Creation-building," by N. L. Frothingham, 1870, p. 232. vi. Unsre müden Augenlieder. Evening. Probably written while a student at Königsberg. First published in J. Weichmann's Sorgen-lägerin, Königsberg, 1648, Pt. iii., No. 4, in 7 st.; repeated 1674, p. 213, and 1846, p. 91, as above. The only translation is by H. J. Buckoll, 1842, p. 79, beginning with st. vi., "Ever, Lord, on Thee relying." [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Joachim Neander

1650 - 1680 Person Name: J. Neander, 1640-1680 Topics: Allgemeine Lob- und Gebetlieder Author of "Sieh, hier bin ich " in Evang.-Lutherisches Gesangbuch Neander, Joachim, was born at Bremen, in 1650, as the eldest child of the marriage of Johann Joachim Neander and Catharina Knipping, which took place on Sept. 18, 1649, the father being then master of the Third Form in the Paedagogium at Bremen. The family name was originally Neumann (Newman) or Niemann, but the grandfather of the poet had assumed the Greek form of the name, i.e. Neander. After passing through the Paedagogium he entered himself as a student at the Gymnasium illustre (Academic Gymnasium) of Bremen in Oct. 1666. German student life in the 17th century was anything but refined, and Neander seems to have been as riotous and as fond of questionable pleasures as most of his fellows. In July 1670, Theodore Under-Eyck came to Bremen as pastor of St. Martin's Church, with the reputation of a Pietist and holder of conventicles. Not long after Neander, with two like-minded comrades, went to service there one Sunday, in order to criticise and find matter of amusement. But the earnest words of Under-Eyck touched his heart; and this, with his subsequent conversations with Under-Eyck, proved the turning-point of his spiritual life. In the spring of 1671 he became tutor to five young men, mostly, if not all, sons of wealthy merchants at Frankfurt-am-Main, and accompanied them to the University of Heidelberg, where they seem to have remained till the autumn of 1673, and where Neander learned to know and love the beauties of Nature. The winter of 1673-74 he spent at Frankfurt with the friends of his pupils, and here he became acquainted with P. J. Spener (q.v.) and J. J. Schütz (q.v.) In the spring of 1674 he was appointed Rector of the Latin school at Düsseldorf (see further below). Finally, in 1679, he was invited to Bremen as unordained assistant to Under-Eyck at St. Martin's Church, and began his duties about the middle of July. The post was not inviting, and was regarded merely as a stepping stone to further preferment, the remuneration being a free house and 40 thalers a year, and the Sunday duty being a service with sermon at the extraordinary hour of 5 a.m. Had he lived, Under-Eyck would doubtless have done his best to get him appointed to St. Stephen's Church, the pastorate of which became vacant in Sept., 1680. But meantime Neander himself fell into a decline, and died at Bremen May 31, 1680 (Joachim Neander, sein Leben und seine Lieder. With a Portrait. By J. F. Iken, Bremen, 1880; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, xxiii. 327, &c.) Neander was the first important hymn-writer of the German Reformed Church since the times of Blaurer and Zwick. His hymns appear to have been written mostly at Düsseldorf, after his lips had been sealed to any but official work. The true history of his unfortunate conflict has now been established from the original documents, and may be summarized thus. The school at Düsseldorf was entirely under the control of the minister and elders of the Reformed Church there. The minister from about July, 1673, to about May, 1677, was Sylvester Lürsen (a native of Bremen, and only a few years older than Neander), a man of ability and earnestness, but jealous, and, in later times at least, quarrelsome. With him Neander at first worked harmoniously, frequently preaching in the church, assisting in the visitation of the sick, &c. But he soon introduced practices which inevitably brought on a conflict. He began to hold prayer meetings of his own, without informing or consulting minister or elders; he began to absent himself from Holy Communion, on the ground that he could not conscientiously communicate along with the unconverted, and also persuaded others to follow this example; and became less regular in his attendance at the ordinary services of the Church. Besides these causes of offence he drew out a new timetable for the school, made alterations on the school buildings, held examinations and appointed holidays without consulting any one. The result of all this was a Visitation of the school on Nov. 29, 1676, and then his suspension from school and pulpit on Feb. 3, 1677. On Feb. 17 he signed a full and definite declaration by which "without mental reservations" he bound himself not to repeat any of the acts complained of; and thereupon was permitted to resume his duties as rector but not as assistant minister. The suspension thus lasted only 14 days, and his salary was never actually stopped. The statements that he was banished from Düsseldorf, and that he lived for months in a cave in the Neanderthal near Mettmann are therefore without foundation. Still his having had to sign such a document was a humiliation which he must have felt keenly, and when, after Lürsen's departure, the second master of the Latin school was appointed permanent assistant pastor, this feeling would be renewed. Neander thus thrown back on himself, found consolation in communion with God and Nature, and in the composition of his hymns. Many were without doubt inspired by the scenery of the Neanderthal (a lovely valley with high rocky sides, between which flows the little river Düssel); and the tradition is probable enough that some of them were composed in a cave there. A number were circulated among his friends at Düsseldorf in MS., but they were first collected and published after his removal to Bremen, and appeared as:— A und Ώ, Joachimi Neandri Glaub-und Liebesübung: — auffgemuntert durch ein fällige Bundes Lieder und Danck-Psalmen, Bremen, Hermann Brauer, 1680; 2nd ed. Bremen, 1683 ; 3rd ed. Bremen, 1687; 4th ed. Frankfurt, 1689. These editions contain 57 hymns. In the 5th ed., Frankfurt and Leipzig, 1691, edited by G. C. Strattner, eight hymns were added as being also by Neander. [The whole of these eds. are in the Royal Library, Berlin. The so-called 3rd. ed. at Wesel, 1686, also found in Berlin, was evidently pirated.] Other editions rapidly followed till we find the complete set (i.e. 57 or 58) formally incorporated as part of a hymnbook, e.g. in the Marburg Reformed Gesang-Buch, 1722, where the first part consists of Lobwasser's Psalter, the second of Neander's Bundeslieder, and the third of other hymns. Neander's Bundeslieder also form a division of the Lemgo Reformed Gesang-Buch, 1722; and of a favourite book used in the meetings conducted by G. Tersteegen, which in the 5th ed., Solingen, 1760, has the title Gott-geheiligtes Harfen-Spiel der Kinder Zion; bestehend in Joachimi Neandri sämtlichen Bundes-Liedern, &c. In this way, especially in the district near Düsseldorf and on the Ruhr, Neander's name was honoured and beloved long after it had passed out of memory at Bremen. Many of Neander's hymns were speedily received into the Lutheran hymnbooks, and are still in universal use. The finest are the jubilant hymns of Praise and Thanksgiving, such as his "Lobe den Herren”, and those setting forth the Majesty of God in His works of beauty and wonder in Nature, such as his "Himmel, Erde", and "Unbegreiflich Gut"; while some of his hymns of Penitence, such as his "Sieh hier bin ich, Ehrenkönig" (q.v.), are also very beautiful. Many are of a decidedly subjective cast, but for this the circumstances of their origin, and the fact that the author did not expect them to be used in public worship, will sufficiently account. Here and there there are doubtless harshnesses, and occasionally imagery which is rather jarring; and naturally enough the characteristic expressions and points of view of German 17th cent. Pietism and of the "Covenant Theology" are easily enough detected. But the glow and sweetness of his better hymns, their firm faith, originality, Scripturalness, variety and mastery of rhythmical forms, and genuine lyric character fully entitled them to the high place they hold. Of the melodies in the original edition of 1680 there are 19 by Neander himself, the best known being those to Nos. viii. and xi. below. The hymns by Neander which have passed into English, and have not already been referred to, are:— Hymns in English common use: i. Meine Hoffnung stehet feste. Thanksgiving. Founded on 1 Tim. vi. 17. 1680 as above, p. 115, in 5 stanzas of 7 lines, entitled "Grace after meat." In the Unverfälschter Liedersegen, 1851, No. 712. Translated as:— All my hope is grounded surely. A full and good translation by Miss Winkworth, as No. 8 in her Chorale Book for England, 1863. Another translation is: "All my Hope is fix'd and grounded." By J. C. Jacobi, 1720, p. 17, repeated in his ed., 1732, p. 64, altered and beginning, "All my Hope is firmly grounded." ii. Unbegreiflich Gut, wahrer Gott alleine. Summer. According to tradition this was written in the summer of 1677, in a cave in the Neanderthal near Düsseldorf, while Neander was in enforced absence from his school duties (Koch, vi. 20). It is founded on Ps. civ. 24. 1680, p. 165, in 12 stanzas of 6 lines, and entitled, "The Joys of Summer and Autumn in Field and Forest." The following note shows that the "Feeling for Nature" is not entirely modern. “It is also a travelling hymn in summer or autumn for those who, on their way to Frankfurt on the Main, go up and down the river Rhine, where between Cologne and Mainz, mountains, cliffs, brooks and rocks are to be beheld with particular wonder; also in the district of Berg in the rocky region [the ‘Gestein' now called the Neanderthal], not far from Düsseldorf." The hymn is in Knapp's Evangelischer Lieder-Schatz 1850, No. 2163 (1865, No. 2231), omitting st. x. Translated as:-— 0 Thou true God alone. A very good translation, omitting st. x., by Miss Winkworth, in her Christian Singers, 1869, p. 286. Her translation of st. i., iii.-v. altered in metre, and beginning "Thou true God alone," are No. 53 in M. W. Stryker's Christian Chorals, 1885. Hymns not in English common use:—— iii. Auf, auf, mein Geist, erhebe dich zum Himmel. Holy Communion. Founded on Ps. xxiii. 6. 1860, as above, p. 27, in 5 stanzas, entitled, "The soul strengthened and refreshed. After the reception of the Holy Communion." In Porst's Gesang-Buch, ed. 1855, No. 218. In the Moravian London Gesang-Buch, 1753, No. 697, it begins, "Den Himmels-Vorschmack hab' ich auf der Erde," and in the Brüder Gesang-Buch, 1778, No. 1178, it was further recast (by C. Gregor?) and altered to "hab'ich schon hinieden." Translated as "Heav'n's foretaste I may here already have." By F W. Foster & J. Miller, as No. 596, in the Moravian Hymn Book, 1789. In the 1801 ed. (1849, No. 1003) it begins, “Since Jesus dy'd, my guilty soul to save." iv. Der Tag ist hin, mein Jesu, bei mir bleibe. Evening. Founded on St. Luke xxiv. 29. 1680, p. 15, in 6 stanzas entitled, "The Christian returning thanks at eventide." In the Unverfälschter Liedersegen, 1851, No. 512. The translations are: (1) "The Day is gone, come Jesu my Protector." In the Supplement to German Psalmody, ed. 1765, p. 72. (2) "The day is past, Thou Saviour dear, still dwell my breast within." By H. J. Buckoll, 1842, p. 82. (3) "The day is gone, abide with me tonight." By E. Massie, 1867, p. 192. (4) "The day is gone, abide with me, 0 Jesus." By R. Massie, in the Day of Rest, 1877. v. Grosser Prophete, mein Herze begehret. Love to Christ. Founded on 1 Cor. xvi. 22. 1680, p. 191, in 4 stanzas. Translated as “Heavenly Prophet, my Heart is desiring." By J. C. Jacobi, 1720, p. 40. vi. Jehovah ist mein Licht und Gnadensonne. God's Perfections. Founded on 1 John i. 7. 1680, p. 19 in 4 stanzas, entitled, "Walking in the Light." Translated as, "Jehovah is my light, salvation showing." By Dr. H. Mills, 1845 (1856, p. 6). vii. 0 allerhöchster Menschenhüter. Morning. A hymn of praise to our Almighty Preserver. 1680, p. 11, in 6 stanzas, founded on Ps. lix. 16; and entitled, "The Christian singing at Morning." Translated as, "O Thou Most Highest! Guardian of mankind." By Miss Winkworth, 1858, p. 72. viii. Unser Herrscher, unser König. Thanksgiving. Founded on Acts viii. 2. 1680, p. 147, in 6 stanzas, entitled, "The glorious Jehovah." In the Unverfälschter Liedersegen 1851, No. 344. The well-known melody (in the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Church Hymns called Munich) is also by Neander, and appeared along with the hymn. Translated as, "Sovereign Ruler, King victorious," in the British Herald, Dec, 1865, p. 185, and Reid's Praise Book, 1872. ix. Wie fleucht dahin der Menschenzeit. For the Dying. A powerful hymn on the vanity of the earthly, founded on Ps. xc. 12. 1680, p. 174, in 7 stanzas, entitled, "He that counts his days." In the Unverfälschter Liedersegen, 1851, No. 845. The translations are: (1) "This life is like a flying dream" (beginning with st. ii. "Das Leben ist gleich wie ein Traum"). By Mrs. Findlater, in Hymns from the Land of Luther, 1858, p. 24 (1884, p. 146). (2) "Though hastening onward to the grave." By E. Massie, 1867, p. 36. x. Wo soil ich hin? wer helfet mir? Lent. Founded on Romans vii. 24. 1680, p. 51, in 5 st. entitled “The distressed one longing for Redemption." In the Unverfälschter Liedersegen, 1851, No. 393. The translations are: (1) "For help, O whither shall I flee." By Dr. H. Mills, 1845 (1856, p. 146). (2) "How shall I get there? who will aid?" By Miss Warner, 1858, p. 52. xi. Wunderbarer König. Thanksgiving. Founded on Ps. cl. 6. 1680, p. 159, in 4 stanzas, entitled, "Inciting oneself to the Praise of God." In the Unverfälschter Liedersegen, 1851, No. 787. The melody, a very fine one (called by Mr. Mercer Groningen), is also by Neander, and appeared along with the hymn. The translations are: (1) "Wonderful Creator." By J. C. Jacobi, 1722, p. 88. (2) "Wonderful and blessed." By J. D. Burns in his Memoir and Remains, 1869, p. 230. (3) "Wondrous King Almighty." By N. L. Frothingham, 1870, p. 266. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Johann Jakob Schütz

1640 - 1690 Person Name: J. J. Schütz, 1640-1690 Topics: Allgemeine Lob- und Gebetlieder Author of "Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut" in Evang.-Lutherisches Gesangbuch Schütz, Johann Jakob, was born Sept. 7, 1640, at Frankfurt am Main. After studying at Tübingen (where he became a licentiate in civil and canon law), he began to practise as an advocate in Frankfurt, and in later years with the title of Rath. He seems to have been a man of considerable legal learning as well as of deep piety. He was an intimate friend of P. J. Spener; and it was, in great measure, at his suggestion, that Spener began his famous Collegia Pietatis. After Spener left Frankfurt, in 1686, Schütz came under the influence of J. W. Petersen; and carrying out Petersen's prin¬ciples to their logical conclusion, he became a Separatist, and ceased to attend the Lutheran services or to communicate. He died at Frankfurt, May 22, 1690 (Koch, iv. 220; Blätter fur Hymnologie, Feb. 1883). Schütz is known as an author by two tractates; one being his Christliche Lebensregeln, Frankfurt, 1677; the other, that which contains his hymns, Christliches Gedenckbüchlein, zu Beforderung eines anfangenden neuen Lebens, &c, Frankfurt am Main, 1675 [Library of the Predigerministerium at Frankfurt]. This work includes 5 hymns, in a separate section, which is headed, “Hierauf folgen etliche Gesänge." These hymns are:— i. Die Wollust dieser Welt. ii. Was inich auf dieser Welt betrübt. iii. So komm, geliebte Todes-Stund. iv. Scheuet ihr, ihr matten Glieder. v. Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut. Of these No. v. is undoubtedly by Schütz, and the other four exhibit much the same style of thought as, and frequent parallels to, the prose portions of the work. None of these have been traced earlier than 1675; and until this has been done, it is pretty safe to ascribe them all to Schütz. Three of these hymns have passed into English, viz.:— i. Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut. Praise and Thanksgiving. First published in 1675, as above, No. v. It is founded on Deut. xxxii. 3; entitled, "Hymn of Thanksgiving ;" and is in 9 stanzas of 6 lines, and the refrain, "Gebt unserm Gott die Ehre”. Koch, iv. 220, speaks of this hymn as "outweighing many hundred others; and a classical hymn, which, from its first appearance, attracted unusual attention." And Lauxmann, in Koch, viii. 334-339, relates how delighted J. J. Moser was, when, on entering church the first Sunday after his captivity at Hohentwiel, he heard this hymn, and how heartily he joined in it; how it comforted the dying G. C. Rieger, of Stuttgart, on Tuesday, in Easter Week, 1743, and many other incidents. Translations in common use:— 1. All Glory to the Sov'reign Good. This is a full and good translation by J. OJacobi, in his Psalter Germanica, 2nd ed., 1732, p. 151, where it is entitled, "The Malabarian Hymn." 2. All glory be to God most high. A good translation by A. T. Russell, of st. i., iv., viii., for the Dalston Hospital Hymn Book, 1848, No. 59. 3. All praise and thanks to God most high. This is a good tr., omitting st. ix., by Miss Winkworth, in her Lyra Germanica, 2nd Ser., 1858, p. 146. 4. Sing praise to God Who reigns above. A good tr., omitting st. ix., contributed by Miss Cox to Lyra Eucharistica, 1864, p. 33, and included in her Hymns from the German, 1864, p. 235. 5. To God a joyful anthem raise. A good tr. of st. i., ii., iv., v., viii., by J. M. Sloan, as No. 314, in J. H. Wilson's Service of Praise, 1865. The following are also translated into English:— ii. So komm, geliebte Todes-Stund. For the Dying. First published in 1675, as above, No. iii., in 11 st. of 8 1., entitled, "The thoughts on Death of a Royal Princess, after the usual interpretation of Job xix. 25." This Princess was Sophie Elisabethe. daughter of Duke Philipp Ludwig, of Holstein-Sonderburg (b. at Homburg vor der Hohe, May 4, 1653; married, in 1676. to Duke Moritz, of Sachse-Zeitz; d. at Schleusingen, Aug. 19, 1684), who had been a regular attender at Spener's conferences at Frankfurt, and thus associated with Schütz. This hymn has often been ascribed to her; and she had already chosen Job xix. 25, as the text of her funeral sermon. But it is more probable that both hymns were written by Schütz for her use, or in her honour. The trs. are :—(1) "Come, happy hour of death, and close." By Dr. G. Walker, 1860, p. 56. (2) "O come, delightful hour of death." By Dr. G. Walker, 1860, p. 106. iii. Was mich auf dieser Welt betriibt. Earthly Vanities. This hymn, on Renunciation of the World, first appeared in 1675, as above, No. ii., in 4 st. of 10 1., and entitled "From the World to God." It has sometimes been erroneously ascribed to Michael Franck. It is tr. as "The woes that weigh my body down." By Miss Manington, 1863, p. 32. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --Excerpts from John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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