1 We hail Thee with rejoicing,
O Christ-child, fair and sweet,
And gladsome anthems voicing
Thy birthday now we greet;
On hay and straw they laid Thee,
In wretched poverty;
Our Christmas gift God made Thee,
To make us pure and free.
2 O Savior, great and holy,
How wondrous is Thy love!
To sinners, poor and lowly,
Thou comest from above.
So, let us now adore Thee
With hearts unfeigned and true,
And ever sing before Thee
Glad melodies anew.
3 Thou precious Gift from Heaven
Be Thou our one and all,
The dearest Treasure given,
Thou cradled in a stall.
And grant that every nation
And every child on earth,
Rejoice in Thy salvation,
And in Thy holy birth.
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16811
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz Germany 1747-1800. Born at Luneburg, Germany, son of a baker, he attended St Michaelis school in Luneburg and studied organ, then the Johanneum from 1759-1764. In 1765 he was a student of composer, Johann Kimberger, and then taught in Berlin himself. In 1768 Kimberger recommended Schulz for the position of music teacher and accompanist to the Polish Princess Sapieha Woiwodin von Smolensk. Schulz moved to Berlin and traveled with her for three years performing throughout Europe, where he came in contact with many new musical ideas. He married Catharina Maria Gercken, and they had a daughter, Celle. He served as the conductor of the French Theatre in Berlin from 1776-1780. From 1786-1787 he was the Kapellme… Go to person page >
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