Die helle Sonn leuchtet jetzt herfür

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1 Die helle Sonn leucht't jetzt herfür,
fröhlich vom Schlaf aufstehen wir,
Gott Lob, der uns in dieser Nacht
behüt' hat vor des Teufels Macht.

2 Herr Christ, den Tag uns auch behüt
vor Sünd und Schand durch deine Güt,
und laß diene lieben Engelein
unsre Hüter und Wächter sein,

3 daß unser Herz in G'horsam leb,
dein Wort und Willn nicht widerstreb,
daß wir dich stets vor Augen han
in allem, das wir fangen an.

4 Laß unser Werk geraten wohl,
was ein jeder ausrichten soll,
daß unsre Arbeit, Müh und Fleiß
gereich zu deim Lob, Ehr und Preis.

Source: Antwort Finden in alten und neuen Liedern, in Worten zum Nachdenken und Beten: evangelisches Gesangbuch (Bayern, Mitteldeutschland, Thüringen) #437

Author: Nicolaus Herman

Herman, Nicolaus, is always associated with Joachimsthal in Bohemia, just over the mountains from Saxony. The town was not of importance till the mines began to be extensively worked about 1516. Whether Herman was a native of this place is not known, but he was apparently there in 1518, and was certainly in office there in 1524. For many years he held the post of Master in the Latin School, and Cantor or Organist and Choirmaster in the church. Towards the end of his life he suffered greatly from gout, and had to resign even his post as Cantor a number of years before his death. He died at Joachimsthal, May 3, 1561. (Koch, i. 390-398; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, xii. 186-188, &c.) He was a great friend and helper of J. Mathesius (q.v.)… Go to person page >

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