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Herr, nun selbst den Wagen halt

Herr, nun selbst den Wagen halt

Author: Ulrich Zwingli
Tune: HERR, NUN HEB
Published in 6 hymnals

Representative Text

Herr, nun selbst den Wagen halt!
Bald abseit geht sonst die Fahrt;
das brächt Freud dem Widerpart,
der dich veracht so freventlich.

Gott, erhöh deins Namens Ehr;
wehr und straf der Bösen Grimm;
weck die Schaf mit deiner Stimm,
die dich lieb haben inniglich.

Hilf, daß alle Bitterkeit
scheid, o Herr, und alte Treu
wiederkehr und werde neu,
daß wir ewig lobsingen dir.

Source: Antwort Finden in alten und neuen Liedern, in Worten zum Nachdenken und Beten: evangelisches Gesangbuch (Bayern, Mitteldeutschland, Thüringen) #242

Author: Ulrich Zwingli

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Tune

HERR, NUN HEB

Zwingli arranged HERR, NUN HEB from a folk melody; thus it is a contrafactum (in other words, adapted from a folk/ court setting for use in worship). The tune is named after the opening words of Zwingli's text. HERR, NUN HEB consists of four lines: lines 2 and 3 are identical, but the opening and cl…

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Antwort Finden in alten und neuen Liedern, in Worten zum Nachdenken und Beten #242

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