"Geh unter der Gnade" (Go under the mercy) is a Christian hymn in German with text and music by Manfred Siebald, written in 1987. It is a hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL), appearing in the Protestant Evangelisches Gesangbuch, and in many songbooks. The first verse begins "Alte Stunden, alte Tage" (Old hours, old days).[1]
| "Geh unter der Gnade" | |
|---|---|
| Christian hymn | |
| English | Go under the mercy |
| Written | 1987 |
| Text | by Manfred Siebald |
| Language | German |
| Melody | by Siebald |
History
editManfred Siebald wrote the German text and the music of "Geh unter der Gnade" in 1987, first as a birthday greeting for the 60th birthday of the publisher Friedrich Hänssler, trying to translate the greeting "Go under the mercy" into German.[2] It is a hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL), that appeared in the Protestant hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch, as EG 543, and in many songbooks.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Geh unter der Gnade (Alte Stunden, alte Tage)". evangeliums.net (in German). 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Geh unter der Gnade". christusallein.com (in German). 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2023.