O lieber Herre Jesu Christ

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1 O lieber Herre Jesu Christ,
der du unser Erlöser bist,
nimm heut an unsre Danksagung
aus Genaden.

2 Du hast gesehen unsre Not,
da wir in Sünden waren tot,
und bist vom Himmel gestiegen
aus Genaden.

3 Hast in Marien Jungfrauschaft
durch deines Heilgen Geistes Kraft
angenommen unsre Menschheit
aus Genaden.

4 Du lehrest uns die neu Geburt
und zeigest an die enge Pfort
und den schmalen Steig zum Leben
aus Genaden.

5 Danach erlittest du den Tod
in viel Verachtung, Hohn und Spott
für unsre Sünd und Missetat
aus Genaden.

6 Du stiegest auf zum höchsten Thron
zu Gottes Rechten als sein Sohn,
uns ewiglich zu vertreten
aus Genaden.

7 O Christe, versammle dein Heer,
regiere es mit treuer Lehr
deinem Namen zu Lob und Ehr
aus Genaden.

8 Hilf durch dein Mühe und Arbeit,
daß es erlang die Seligkeit,
Lob zu singen in Ewigkeit
deiner Gnaden.

Source: Antwort Finden in alten und neuen Liedern, in Worten zum Nachdenken und Beten: evangelisches Gesangbuch (Bayern, Mitteldeutschland, Thüringen) #68

Translator: Michael Weisse

Michael Weiss was born at Neisse, in Silesia. He was a pastor among the Bohemian Brethren, and a contemporary with Luther. His hymns have received commendation. He died in 1540. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.… Go to person page >

Author: Jan Hus

[John Huss] Jan Hus was born in Bohemia (part of the region, along with Moravia, we now call the Czech Republic), ca. 1370. He studied philosophy and theology at Prague University. Though only regarded as an average student, he received an undergraduate degree in 1396 and a Masters in 1398. In 1402 he was ordained as a priest in the Catholic Church and became rector and priest at Bethlehem Chapel. Hus lived in a time of great political and religious upheaval and to fully understand the man and his circumstances, some background is necessary. Domestic political turmoil was emerging in Bohemia and in the early 1400s the Catholic Church was enmeshed in the Great Schism in which three rival popes vied for control of the church. The schism l… Go to person page >

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First Line: O süßer Herre Jesu Christ
Title: O lieber Herre Jesu Christ
Latin Title: Jesu, salvator optime
Translator: Michael Weisse
Author: Jan Hus
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

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