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  2. Jesu, meine Freude - Wikipedia

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    " Jesu, meine Freude" ([ˈjeːzu ˈmaɪnə ˈfʁɔʏdə]; Jesus, my joy) is a hymn in German, written by Johann Franck in 1650, [1] with a melody, Zahn No. 8032, by Johann Crüger. The song first appeared in Crüger's hymnal Praxis pietatis melica in 1653. The text addresses Jesus as joy and support, versus enemies and the vanity of existence.

  3. Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 - Wikipedia

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    Jesu, meine Freude (Jesus, my joy), BWV 227, is a motet by Johann Sebastian Bach. The longest and most musically complex of Bach's motets, it is set in eleven movements for up to five voices. It is named after the Lutheran hymn " Jesu, meine Freude" with words by Johann Franck, first published in 1653.

  4. Christian poetry - Wikipedia

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    Poetic forms have been used by Christians since the recorded history of the faith begins. The earliest Christian poetry, in fact, appears in the New Testament. Canticles such as the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, which appear in the Gospel of Luke, take the Biblical poetry of the psalms of the Hebrew Bible as their models. [1]

  5. Do not go gentle into that good night - Wikipedia

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    The poem is prominently referenced in Interstellar (2014), where the poem is used repeatedly by Michael Caine's character John Brand, as well as by several other supporting characters. [21] Additionally, the poem features in the plot of the films Back to School (1986) and Dangerous Minds (1995).

  6. What a Friend We Have in Jesus - Wikipedia

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    "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" is a Christian hymn originally written by preacher Joseph M. Scriven as a poem in 1855 to comfort his mother, who was living in Ireland while he was in Canada. [2] Scriven originally published the poem anonymously, and only received full credit for it in the 1880s. [ 3 ]

  7. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Wikipedia

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    ah, therefore I will not leave Jesus, even when my heart breaks. —from BWV 147, chorale movement no. 6 Jesus remains my joy, my heart's consolation and sap, Jesus fends off all suffering, He is my life's strength, my eyes' lust [voluntarism meaning: reason of being] and sun, my soul's treasure and pleasure; Therefore I will not leave Jesus

  8. The Hymn of Joy - Wikipedia

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    "The Hymn of Joy" [1] (often called "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" after the first line) is a poem written by Henry van Dyke in 1907 in being a Vocal Version of the famous "Ode to Joy" melody of the final movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's final symphony, Symphony No. 9.

  9. The School Boy - Wikipedia

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    "The School Boy" is a poem written in the pastoral tradition that focuses on the downsides of formal learning. It considers how going to school on a summer day "drives all joy away". [3] The boy in this poem is more interested in escaping his classroom than he is with anything his teacher is trying to teach.