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The German text affirms that Mary is a "pure maiden" ("die reine Magd"), emphasizing the doctrine of the Virgin birth of Jesus. [ citation needed ] In Theodore Baker's 1894 English translation, on the other hand, the second verse indicates that the rose symbolizes the infant Christ.
Kirchenlied ("Church song") is a German Catholic hymnal published in 1938. It was a collection of 140 old and new songs, including hymns by Protestant authors. It was the seed for a common Catholic hymnal which was realised decades later, in the Gotteslob (1975).
" Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ" ("Praise be to You, Jesus Christ") is a Lutheran hymn, written by Martin Luther in 1524. It was first published in 1524 in the Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn . For centuries the chorale has been the prominent hymn (Hauptlied) for Christmas Day in German speaking Lutheranism , but has also been used in different ...
This quotes a follower of Jesus, who promises to follow unconditionally. [4] Another Biblical reference may be the story of Martha and Mary, Luke 10:38–42), with Mary listening to Jesus in a position at his feet as the fourth stanza describes. [4] Legend has it that Hausmann wanted to marry a missionary in Africa, but found him dead when she ...
With the Reformation, the traditional Latin of Christian church services was changed to German. " Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr " is a paraphrase of the Latin Gloria from the mass liturgy . [ 1 ] The oldest prints of the hymn do not mention an author, [ 2 ] but it is believed that it was written in Low German by Nikolaus Decius in 1523, which ...
The third movement, "Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ" (Ah remain with us, Lord Jesus Christ), [1] is a setting of the chorale with a virtuoso part for violincello piccolo, while the two stanzas are sung by the soprano only. [3] [7] This movement was later adapted as one of the Schübler Chorales, BWV 649. [2] [3]
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The sources of Christian music are the Jewish tradition of psalm singing, and the music of Hellenistic late antiquity. Paul the Apostle mentions psalms, hymns and sacred songs (Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16) but only in connection with the Christian behavior of the Christians, not with regard to worship music.