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Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, Dass du gen Himmel g'fahren bist

Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, Dass du gen Himmel g'fahren bist

Author: Nicolaus Selneccer
Published in 14 hymnals


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1 Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ,
daß du gen Himmel g'fahren bist:
Halleluja, Halleluja,
o starker Gott Immanuel,
stärk uns an Leib, stärk uns an Seel.
Halleluja, Halleluja.

2 Nun freut sich alle Christenheit,
und singt und spring ohn alles Leid.
Gott Lob und Dank im höchsten Thron,
weil unser Bruder Gottes Sohn.
Halleluja, Halleluja.

3 Gen Himmel aufgefahren hoch,
ist er doch allzeit bei uns noch;
Halleluja, Halleluja;
sein Macht und Reich unendlich ist,
Halleluja, Halleluja.

4 Durch ihn der Himmel unser ist.
Hilf uns, o Bruder Jesu Christ,
Halleluja, Halleluja,
daß wir nun trauen fest auf dich,
und durch dich leben ewiglich.
Halleluja, Halleluja.

Source: Evangelisches Gesangbuch (Bayern, Mitteldeutschland, Thüringen): Antwort finden in alten und neuen Liedern, in Worten zum Nachdenken und Beten #121

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Author: Nicolaus Selneccer

Selnecker, Nicolaus, D.D., son of Georg Selnecker (Selneccer, Schellenecker, who was protonotarius to the Nürnberg magistracy, but lived at Hersbruck near Nürnberg) was born at Hersbruck Dec. 5, 1532. In 1536 he was removed to Nürnberg, and became during his school time, when only twelve years old, organist at the chapel in the Kaiserburg there. He went to the university of Wittenberg in 1550 (where he became a favourite pupil of Melanchthon), graduated M.A. on July 31, 1554, and subsequently lectured as a privat-docent, sometimes to 200 students. In the end of 1557 he was appointed second court preacher at Dresden, and tutor to the heir apparent Prince Alexander, having also to supervise the education of the choirboys of the royal chape… Go to person page >

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First Line: Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, Dass du gen Himmel g'fahren bist
Author: Nicolaus Selneccer
Source: Nürnberger Gesanbuch, 1611
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain
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Evangelisches Gesangbuch (Bayern, Mitteldeutschland, Thüringen) #121

Evangelisches Gesangbuch (Bayern, Mitteldeutschland, Thüringen) #121
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