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Gott Vater, höre uns're Bitt

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1 Gott Vater, höre unsre Bitt:
teil diesem Kind den Segen mit,
erzeig ihm deine Gnade,
laß’s sein dein Kind,
nimm weg sein Sünd,
daß ihm dieselb nicht schade.

2 Herr Christe, nimm es gnädig auf
durch dieses Bad der Heilgen Tauf
zu deinem Glied und Erben,
damit es dein mög allzeit sein
im Leben und im Sterben.

3 Und du, o werter Heilger Geist,
samt Vater und dem Sohn gepreist,
wollst gleichfalls zu uns kommen,
damit jetzund in deinen Bund
es werde aufgenommen.

4 O Heilige Dreieinigkeit,
dir sei Lob, Ehr und Dank bereit’
für diese große Güte.
Gib, daß dafür wir dienen dir;
vor Sünden uns behüte.

Source: Evangelisches Gesangbuch (Bayern, Mitteldeutschland, Thüringen): Antwort finden in alten und neuen Liedern, in Worten zum Nachdenken und Beten #205

Author: Johann Bornschürer

Bornschürer, Johannes, born Nov. 5, 1625, at Schmalkalden. After studying at the Universities of Marburg, Jena, Erfurt, and Strassburg he became, in 1650, pastor at Brotterode in Hesse Cassol, 1657 at Steinbach-Hallenberg, 1661 diaconus at Schmalkalden, and in 1670 decan in the town of Tann, where he died Dec. 5, 1677 (Koch, iii. 430; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, iii. 176). To the hymn-book which he edited for use in Tann, published as Geistliche Lieder zu Ubung christlicher Gottseeligkeit, at Meiningen, 1676, he contributed five hymns, one of which is:— Gott Vater, höre unser Bitt. [Holy Baptism]. This prayer to the Holy Trinity for a blessing on the child, appeared as No. 6 of the Baptismal Hymns in 1676, as above, p. 435, in 4 st… Go to person page >

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First Line: Gott Vater, höre uns're Bitt
Author: Johann Bornschürer
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch (Bayern, Mitteldeutschland, Thüringen) #205

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