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Ach bleib' mit deiner Gnade

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1 Ach bleib mit deiner Gnade
bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ,
daß uns hinfort nicht schade
des bösen Feindes List.

2 Ach bleib mit deinem Worte
bei uns, Erlöser wert,
daß uns sei hier und dorte
dein Güt und Heil beschert.

3 Ach bleib mit deinem Glanze
bei uns, du wertes Licht;
dein Wahrheit uns umschanze,
damit wir irren nicht.

4 Ach bleib mit deinem Segen
bei uns, du reicher Herr;
dein Gnad und all's Vermögen
in uns reichlich vermehr.

5 Ach bleib mit deinem Schutze
bei uns, du starker Held,
daß uns der Feind nicht trutze
noch fäll die böse Welt.

6 Ach bleib mit deiner Treue
bei uns, mein Herr und Gott;
Beständigkeit verleihe,
hilf uns aus aller Not.

Source: Evangelisches Gesangbuch (Bayern, Mitteldeutschland, Thüringen): Antwort finden in alten und neuen Liedern, in Worten zum Nachdenken und Beten #347

Author: Josua Stegmann

Stegmann, Josua, D.D., son of Ambrosius Stegmann, Lutheran pastor at Sülzfeld, near Meiningen, and finally, in 1593, superintendent at Eckartsberga, near Merseburg, was born at Sülzfeld, Sept. 14,1588. He entered the University of Leipzig in 1608, M.A. in 1611, and was for sometime adjunct of the Philosophical Faculty. In 1617 he was appointed Superintendent of the district (Grafschaft) of Schaumburg, and also pastor at Stadthagen, and first professor of the Gymnasium there; and before entering on his duties graduated D.D. at Wittenberg, on Oct. 24, 1617. When the Gymnasium was erected into a university, and transferred (1621) to Rinteln, he became ordinary professor of Theology there. By the outbreak of war he was forced to flee from Rin… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Ach bleib' mit deiner Gnade
Author: Josua Stegmann
Language: German
Notes: Polish translation: See "Pozostań z łaską swoją"; Swahili translation: See "Ukae kwetu Bwana"
Copyright: Public Domain

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Tune

CHRISTUS, DER IST MEIN LEBEN (Vulpius)

Melchior Vulpius (PHH 397) composed this short chorale tune, published as a setting for the anonymous funeral hymn "Christus, der ist mein Leben" ("For Me to Live Is Jesus") in Vulpius's Ein Schön Geistlich Gesangbuch (1609). Johann S. Bach (PHH 7) based his Cantata 95 on this tune and provided two…

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[Die Gnade sei mit allen] (13555)


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Evangelisches Gesangbuch (Bayern, Mitteldeutschland, Thüringen) #347

Glaubenslieder #73

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