Sacred Hymns from the German: Translated by Frances Elizabeth Cox
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Sacred Hymns from the German: Translated by Frances Elizabeth Cox
Hymns, German; Hymns, German -- Translations into English
Er, unser Freund,
Mit uns vereint,
Zur Zeit, da wir noch seine Feinde waren;
Er wird uns gleich,
Um Gottes Reich
Und seine Lieb im Fleisch zu offenbaren.
An ihm nimm Theil,
Er ist das Heil;
Thu täglich Buss und glaub an seinen Namen:
Der ehrt ihn nicht,
Wer Herr, Herr, spricht,
Und doch nicht sucht sein Beispiel nachzuahmen.
Aus Dank will ich
In Brüdern dich,
Dich, Gottessohn, bekleiden, speisen, tränken;
Der Frommen Herz
In ihrem Schmerz
Mit Trost erfreun, und dein dabei gedenken.
Rath, Kraft und Held,
Durch den die Welt
Und alles ist im Himmel und auf Erden:
Die Christenheit
Preist dich erfreut,
Und aller Knie soll dir gebeuget werden.
Erhebt den Herrn,
Er hilft uns gern,
Und wer ihn sucht, den wird sein Name trösten:
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Freut euch des Herrn, und jauchzt ihm, ihr Erlösten!
Christian Fürchtegott Gellert. 1715-1769.
HYMN FOR CHRISTMAS. II.
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son.
St. John, iii. 16.
Come, tune your heart,
To bear its part,
And celebrate Messiah’s feast with praises;
Let love inspire
The joyful choir,
While to the God of love glad hymns it raises.
Exalt his name!
With joy proclaim,
God loved the world, and through his Son forgave us;
Oh! what are we,
That, Lord, we see
Thy wondrous love, in Christ who died to save us!
Behold our Friend
His love commend,
In that when foes he died to reconcile us;
Our flesh he took,
His throne forsook,
That from his kingdom God might not exile us.
Your refuge place
In his free grace,
Trust in his name, and day by day repent you;
Ye mock God’s word,
Who call him Lord,
And follow not the pattern He hath lent you.
O Christ, to prove
For Thee my love,
Thee in the poor I’ll clothe, and feed, and cherish;
To every heart
Sweet hope impart,
When worn with care, with sorrow nigh to perish.
Heaven and earth
Received their birth
From Thee, in whom both strength and wisdom blended;
Both heart and voice
In thee rejoice,
And every knee in grateful prayer is bended.
Then praise the Lord!
He’ll help afford,
And comfort him by whom his name’s esteemed;
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Rejoice in Christ, and praise him ye redeemed!
LIED AUFS FEST DER BESCHNEIDUNG.
Christus ist des Gesetzes Ende:
Wer an Ihn glaubt, der ist gerecht.
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