Lasst uns alle fröhlich sein

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Lasst uns alle fröhlich sein

Author: Urban Langhans
Tune: [Lasst uns alle fröhlich sein]
Published in 16 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	Nine Easy Chorale Preludes/Christmas Sea…

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1 Laßt uns alle fröhlich sein,
preisen Gott, den Herren,
der sein liebes Söhnelein
uns selbst tut verehren!

2 Er kommt in das Jammertal,
wird ein Knecht auf Erden,
damit wir im Himmelssaal
große Herren werden.

3 Er wird arm, wir werden reich,
ist das nicht ein Wunder?
Drum lobt Gott im Himmelreich
sllzeit, wie jetzunder!

4 O Herr Christ, nimm unser wahr,
durch dein'n heil'gen Namen!
Gib uns ein gut neues Jahr!
Wer's begehrt, sprech: Amen.

Source: Kleines Gesang- und Gebetbuch #6

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Author: Urban Langhans

Langhans, Urban, was a native of Schneeberg, in Saxony. He was for some time cantor, i.e. choirmaster, at Glauchau, in Saxony; and then from 1546 to 1554 diaconus there. In 1554 he became diaconus at Schneeberg, and still held this position in 1562. The date of his death is not known; but his successor in office died in 1571 (Blätter fur Hymnologie, 1884, pp. 7-12, 25-27, 190). Whether he wrote any hymns is doubtful. The only one ascribed to him which has passed into English is:— Lasst uns alle fröhlich sein. Christmas. The first stanza of this hymn is found at p. 17 of Martin Hammer's Laudes Immanuelis (a sermon on “Grates nunc omnes reddamus"), published at Leipzig, 1620 [Ducal Library, Gotha]. The full form, in 4 stanzas of 4 line… Go to person page >

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