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Vom Himmel hoch, o Engle, kommt

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1 Vom Himmel hoch, o Engel, kommt!
Eia, eia, susani, susani, susani.
kommt, singt und klingt, kommt, pfeift und trombt.
Halleluja, Halleluja.
Von Jesus singt und Maria!

2 Kommt ohne Instrumenten nit,
eia, eia, susani, susani, susani,
bringt Lauten, Harfen, Geigen mit.
Halleluja, Halleluja.
Von Jesus singt und Maria!

3 Laßt hören euer Stimmen viel,
eia, eia, susani, susani, susani,
mit Orgel- und mit Saitenspiel.
Halleluja, Halleluja.
Von Jesus singt und Maria!

4 Hier muß die Musik himmlisch sein,
eia, eia, susani, susani, susani,
weil dies ein himmlisch Kindelein.
Halleluja, Halleluja.
Von Jesus singt und Maria!

5 Die Stimmen müssen lieblich gehn,
eia, eia, susani, susani, susani,
und Tag und Nacht nicht stille stehn.
Halleluja, Halleluja.
Von Jesus singt und Maria!

6 Sehr süß muß sein der Orgel Klang,
eia, eia, susani, susani, susani,
süß über allen Vogelsang.
Halleluja, Halleluja.
Von Jesus singt und Maria!

7 Das Saitenspiel muß lauten süß,
eia, eia, susani, susani, susani,
davon das Kindlein schlafen muß.
Halleluja, Halleluja.
Von Jesus singt und Maria!

8 Singt Fried den Menschen weit und breit,
eia, eia, susani, susani, susani
Gott Preis und Ehr in Ewigkeit.
Halleluja, Halleluja.
Von Jesus singt und Maria!

Source: Antwort Finden in alten und neuen Liedern, in Worten zum Nachdenken und Beten: evangelisches Gesangbuch (Bayern, Mitteldeutschland, Thüringen) #542

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Author: Friedrich von Spee

Spee, Friedrich von, son of Peter Spee (of the family of Spee, of Langenfeld), judge at Kaisers worth, was born at Kaisersworth, Feb. 25, 1591. He was educated in the Jesuit gymnasium at Cologne, entered the order of the Jesuits there on Sept. 22, 1610, and was ordained priest about 1621. From 1613 to 1624 he was one of the tutors in the Jesuit college at Cologne, and was then sent to Paderborn to assist in the Counter Reformation. In 1627 he was summoned by the Bishop of Würzburg to act as confessor to persons accused of witchcraft, and, within two years, had to accompany to the stake some 200 persons, of all ranks and ages, in whose innocence he himself firmly believed (His Cautio criminalis, sen de processibus contra sagas lib, Rinteln,… Go to person page >

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First Line: Vom Himmel hoch, o Engel, kommt
Title: Vom Himmel hoch, o Engle, kommt
Author: Friedrich von Spee (1623, alt.)
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain
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Antwort Finden in alten und neuen Liedern, in Worten zum Nachdenken und Beten #542

Antwort Finden in alten und neuen Liedern, in Worten zum Nachdenken und Beten #542
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