1 Nun schläfet man;
und wer nicht schlafen kann,
der bete mit mir an den großen Namen,
dem Tag und Nacht
wird von der Himmelswacht
Preis, Lob und Ehr gebracht:
O Jesu, Amen.
2 Weg, Phantasie!
Mein Herr und Gott ist hie;
du schläfst, mein Wächter, nie,
dir will ich wachen.
Ich liebe dich,
ich geb zum Opfer mich
und lasse ewiglich
dich mit mir machen.
3 Es leuchte dir
der Himmelslichter Zier;
ich sei dein Sternlein, hier
und dort zu funkeln.
Nun kehr ich ein,
Herr, rede du allein
beim tiefsten Stillesein
zu mir im Dunkeln.
Source: Antwort Finden in alten und neuen Liedern, in Worten zum Nachdenken und Beten: evangelisches Gesangbuch (Bayern, Mitteldeutschland, Thüringen) #480
Tersteegen, Gerhard, a pious and useful mystic of the eighteenth century, was born at Mörs, Germany, November 25, 1697. He was carefully educated in his childhood, and then apprenticed (1715) to his older brother, a shopkeeper. He was religiously inclined from his youth, and upon coming of age he secured a humble cottage near Mühlheim, where he led a life of seclusion and self-denial for many years. At about thirty years of age he began to exhort and preach in private and public gatherings. His influence became very great, such was his reputation for piety and his success in talking, preaching, and writing concerning spiritual religion. He wrote one hundred and eleven hymns, most of which appeared in his Spiritual Flower Garden (1731). He… Go to person page >
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