Songs played a role in my life, from early childhood. I begin this list on 9 January, my mother's birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:42, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
I learned hymns in several churches, first in the Große Kirche in Aplerbeck, later at St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden, in Armonk, and St. Martin, Idstein. Topics include Peace, Freedom of thought, Earth, Love, Wandern, Morning, Evening, Spring, Advent, Christmas, New Year, Epiphany, Passion, Easter, Pentecost, Corpus Christi, Gloria, Praise, Listen, Psalm, Commands, Offertory, Lord's Prayer, Agnus Dei, Blessing, Mary, Te Deum, Baptism, Funeral, Trust, Thanks and Thanksgiving.
I wrote several of the articles, marked by date under article, and often with a DYK entry (then the date is the DYK date).
| title | where | topic | article | DYK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danket, danket dem Herrn | Thanks | 27 Aug 2020 | ... that the 18th-century "Danket, danket dem Herrn", a thanksgiving round based on Psalm 106:1, has been described as one of the most widespread rounds in German? | |
| Dona nobis pacem | Peace | |||
| Die Gedanken sind frei | Freedom | |||
| Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust | Wandern | 5 Sep 2020 | ... that the poem "Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust" was first set to music by Schubert, and became a popular German Volkslied with the melody by Carl Friedrich Zöllner? | |
| Im Frühtau zu Berge | Wandern | |||
| Kommt ein Vogel geflogen | Love | 10 Nov 2020 | ... that the melody of the children's song "Kommt ein Vogel geflogen" ("Comes a Bird Flown") was used by Siegfried Ochs for variations in the styles of different classical composers? | |
| Es tönen die Lieder | Spring | 8 May 2022 | ... that "Es tönen die Lieder", a German round about greeting spring with songs, first appeared in 1869 in a collection of works by Adolf Spieß, who developed a series of school-gymnastics steps to it? | |
| Auf der Lüneburger Heide | Earth | |||
| Kein schöner Land in dieser Zeit | Evening | 13 Dec 2020 | ... that a line of the 1840 song "Kein schöner Land in dieser Zeit", claiming "no country more beautiful" and presented by its author as a Volkslied, is quoted as the title of books and television series? | |
| Die Himmel rühmen des Ewigen Ehre | school | Psalm | 2 Feb 2020 | ... that "Die Himmel rühmen!" ('The heavens praise'), which begins an 1803 lieder collection by Beethoven setting Gellert's paraphrase of Psalm 19 to music, is also the title of a concert series by pop singer Heino? |
| Macht hoch die Tür | Aplerbeck | Advent | 27 Nov 2017 | ... that the Advent song "Macht hoch die Tür" is number 1 in the German Protestant hymnal? |
| O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf | Aplerbeck | Advent | 11 Dec 2016 | ... that the Advent hymn "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf" was written against a backdrop of the Thirty Years' War, the plague, and witch trials? |
| Tochter Zion, freue dich | Aplerbeck | Advent | 1 Dec 2019 | ... that the German Advent song "Tochter Zion, freue dich" has words by Friedrich Heinrich Ranke set to music used for triumphant entrances in two of Handel's oratorios? |
| Es kommt ein Schiff, geladen | Aplerbeck | Advent | ||
| Maria durch ein Dornwald ging | Aplerbeck | Advent | ||
| Wie soll ich dich empfangen | Aplerbeck | Advent | 3 Dec 2017 | ... that the Advent hymn "Wie soll ich dich empfangen" with lyrics by Paul Gerhardt had a melody by Johann Crüger when he published it in 1653, but Bach used a different melody in his Christmas Oratorio? |
| Mit Ernst, o Menschenkinder | Aplerbeck | Advent | 6 Dec 2020 | ... that "Mit Ernst, o Menschenkinder", a 1642 Advent hymn, includes a call to penitence that John the Baptist took from the prophet Isaiah? |
| Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen | Aplerbeck | Advent | 1 Dec 2017 | ... that Daniel Rump closely modeled the beginning of his Advent song "Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen" after a Tagelied, a wake-up call for lovers? |
| Zu Bethlehem geboren | Aplerbeck | Christmas | 28 Dec 2017 | ... that Friedrich Spee wrote the lyrics of the Christmas carol "Zu Bethlehem geboren" to a popular French tune with a frivolous text? |
| Stille Nacht | Aplerbeck | Christmas | ||
| Es ist ein Ros entsprungen | Aplerbeck | Christmas | ||
| Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her | Aplerbeck | Christmas | ||
| Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier | Aplerbeck | Christmas | 10 Dec 2017 | ... that while the Three Kings bring gold, incense and myrrh to the manger, the singer of "Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier" offers spirit and mind, heart, soul and courage as gifts? |
| Vom Himmel hoch, o Engel, kommt | Aplerbeck | Christmas | 6 Dec 2018 | ... that in the carol "Vom Himmel hoch, o Engel, kommt", printed in 1622, the angels are requested to come from Heaven with musical instruments, to sing of Jesus and Mary, and for peace? |
| Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen | Aplerbeck | Christmas | 9 Dec 2018 | ... that the German Christmas hymn "Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen" (Merrily my heart shall leap) by Paul Gerhardt was published by Johann Crüger, who also wrote the melody? |
| O du fröhliche | Aplerbeck | Christmas | ||
| Nun lasst uns gehn und treten | Aplerbeck | New Year | 1 Jan 2021 | ... that both Jochen Klepper and Hildegard Schaeder sought solace amidst the horror of the Nazi regime in Paul Gerhardt's 17th-century New Year's song "Nun lasst uns gehn und treten"? |
| Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld | Aplerbeck | Passion | 30 Mar 2018 | ... that several composers of the 18th century used Paul Gerhardt's hymn "Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld" to begin their Passion music? |
| O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig | Aplerbeck | Passion | 26 Apr 2017 | ... that Bach wrote the chorale "O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig" (O Lamb of God, innocent) in red between the music for the two choirs in the beginning of his St Matthew Passion (pictured)? |
| Gelobt sei Gott im höchsten Thron | Aplerbeck | Easter | 22 Apr 2017 | ... that "Christ ist erstanden", possibly the oldest German hymn as mentioned in the 12th century, was set for choir in the 21st century? |
| Gelobt sei Gott im höchsten Thron | Aplerbeck | Gloria | 22 Apr 2014 | ... that the Easter hymn "Gelobt sei Gott im höchsten Thron" was written in 1531, but is known with the 1609 dancing tune by Melchior Vulpius? |
| Vater unser im Himmelreich | Aplerbeck | Lord's Prayer | 6 Apr 2014 | ... that Bach used a stanza from "Vater unser im Himmelreich", Luther's versification of the Lord's Prayer, as a chorale in his St John Passion? |
| Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag | Aplerbeck | Easter | 20 Mar 2018 | ... that the Easter hymn "Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag" (The glorious day has appeared) by Nikolaus Herman inspired other hymns and musical settings of the 20th century? |
Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist
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Aplerbeck | Pentecost | 13 Nov 2011 | ... that the first stanza of the hymn Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist, asking the Holy Spirit for the right faith most of all, is documented in German in the 13th century, and the later three relate to faith, love and hope? |
| Sonne der Gerechtigkeit
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Aplerbeck | 8 Nov 2017 | ... that facing the rise of Nazi ideology, Otto Riethmüller compiled the song "Sonne der Gerechtigkeit" for young people from hymns by three authors of two earlier centuries? | |
| Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht | Aplerbeck | 17 Oct 2017 | ... that the lyrics of "Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht" ("I do not let go of my Jesus") are based on memorial sermons for Elector Johann Georg of Saxony, who reflected the ideas on his deathbed? | |
| Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet | Aplerbeck | Communion | 1 Mar 2015 | ... that the communion song "Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet" ("God be praised and blessed"), which Martin Luther (pictured) derived from an older model, entered Catholic hymnals in the 20th century? |
| Dies sind die heilgen Zehn Gebot | Aplerbeck | Commands | 4 Jun 2017 | ... that "Dies sind die heilgen Zehn Gebot" is a hymnal version of the Ten Commandments by Martin Luther? |
| Nun danket all und bringet Ehr | Aplerbeck | Thanks | 17 May 2018 | ... that Paul Gerhardt's song of thanks and praise "Nun danket all und bringet Ehr" was first published along with 17 of his other hymns in 1647, during the Thirty Years' War? |
| Nun danket alle Gott | Aplerbeck | Thanks | ||
| Wir pflügen und wir streuen | Aplerbeck | Thanksgiving | 28 Nov 2019 | ... that "Wir pflügen und wir streuen" ('We plow and sow'), with words by Matthias Claudius, began as a song of a fictional harvest festival, and is now a Protestant hymn for Erntedankfest? |
| Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren | Aplerbeck | Thanks | 30 Oct 2017 | ... that the simple hymn "Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren", used at the end of a meal, became a model for other songs of thanks? |
| Christe, du Lamm Gottes | Aplerbeck | Agnus Dei | 4 Mar 2016 | ... that Luther adapted "Christe, du Lamm Gottes" (symbol pictured) as a Protestant communion song from the Latin "Agnus Dei" (Lamb of God) of the mass? |
| Nun jauchzt dem Herren, alle Welt
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Aplerbeck | Psalm | 3 Jun 2018 | .. that "Nun jauchzt dem Herren, alle Welt", a 1646 paraphrase of Psalm 100 by David Denicke, appears in current Protestant and Catholic hymnals? |
| Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr | Aplerbeck | Gloria | 23 Apr 2016 | ... that "'Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr" is one of the oldest hymns of the Reformation? |
| Lobet den Herren alle, die ihn ehren | Aplerbeck | Praise | 29 Jul 2017 | ... that for his song of praise "Lobet den Herren alle, die ihn ehren", Paul Gerhardt used the Sapphic stanza? |
| Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier | Aplerbeck | Listen | 19 Apr 2020 | ... that the hymn "Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier", a prayer for illumination because the human mind is "shrouded in darkness", became popular in English as "Blessed Jesus, at your word"? |
| Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten | Aplerbeck | Trust | ||
| Such, wer da will, ein ander Ziel | Aplerbeck | Funeral | 17 Mar 2016 | ... that for his ordination, Georg Weissel wrote the text of the hymn "Such, wer da will, ein ander Ziel" to his friend's melody for a wedding song? |
| Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud | Aplerbeck | Wandern | 3 Aug 2014 | ... that "Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud", written by Paul Gerhardt after the Thirty Years War, was translated as "Go Forth, My Heart, and Seek Delight"? |
| Die güldne Sonne voll Freud und Wonne
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Aplerbeck | Morning | 16 Jul 2021 | ... that for the morning song "Die güldne Sonne voll Freud und Wonne", the poet found a new metre, and the composer a new melody, to reflect the many meanings of "rising"? |
| Nun freut euch, ihr Christen | Wiesbaden | Christmas | ||
| Was mein Herz schwer macht | Wiesbaden | Penitence | 23 Feb 2023 | |
| Auf, Christen, singt festliche Lieder | Wiesbaden | Christmas | 29 Dec 2017 | |
| Wahrer Gott, wir glauben dir | Wiesbaden | Easter | 13 May 2018 | |
| Kommt her, ihr Kreaturen all | Wiesbaden | Corpus Christi | 4 Aug 2022 | ... that "Kommt her, ihr Kreaturen all", a Catholic hymn first published in 1687, is still commonly used for Corpus Christi processions? |
| Mein Gott, wie schön ist deine Welt | Wiesbaden | Earth | 8 Oct 2018 | ... that in "Mein Gott, wie schön ist deine Welt", a 1936 hymn by Georg Thurmair, every stanza declares three times, "How beautiful is Your world"? |
| O Täler weit, o Höhen | Wandern | 17 Sep 2020 | ... that Felix Mendelssohn subtitled Sechs Lieder, Op. 59, six songs for four voices setting poems by Eichendorff and others, "Im Freien zu singen" ("To be sung outdoors") | |
| Das eine Brot wächst auf vielen Halmen | Wiesbaden | Offertory | 27 Apr 2022 | ... that the 1972 hymn "Das eine Brot wächst auf vielen Halmen", with an Israeli melody, has been used for Catholic Corpus Christi processions and Protestant Kirchentag conventions? |
| Selig seid ihr, wenn ihr einfach lebt | Wiesbaden | Blessing | 15 Nov 2021 | ... that the 1979 German song "Selig seid ihr, wenn ihr einfach lebt" offers eight beatitudes which include a blessing for living simply, and another for daring to be kind? |
| Was uns die Erde Gutes spendet | Wiesbaden | Offertory | ||
| Das Weizenkorn muss sterben | Wiesbaden | Communion | 15 Mar 2019 | ... that "Das Weizenkorn muss sterben" (The grain of wheat must die), the signature song written by Lothar Zenetti, deals with the mystery of faith that in death there is life? |
| Lass uns in deinem Namen, Herr | Wiesbaden | Commands | 16 Jul 2021 | ... that "Lass uns in deinem Namen, Herr" is a 1964 Christian hymn with text and music by Kurt Rommel, praying for the courage to take the necessary steps? |
| Ein Danklied sei dem Herrn | Wiesbaden | Thanks | 30 Mar 2022 | ... that the 1886 song of thanks "Ein Danklied sei dem Herrn" was performed at a thanksgiving service for Pope Benedict XVI on the day of his abdication? |
| Von guten Mächten | Wiesbaden | Farewell | 10 Oct 2017 | ... that "Von guten Mächten", a poem written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer in prison in 1944 where he faced execution, became a hymn with several melodies? |
| Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen | Wiesbaden | Farewell | 14 Nov 2021 | ... that "Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen", a German song based on Irish toasts, was ranked fourth in a 2021 survey of favourite hymns? |
| Gott liebt diese Welt | Wiesbaden | Earth | 2 Apr 2022 | ... that all stanzas of the song "Gott liebt diese Welt" begin with this line, sending the message that God loves this world to young Christians in Mecklenburg after the Berlin Wall was built? |
| Look at the world | Wiesbaden | Earth | 5 Nov 2022 | ... that "Look at the world" is a 1996 choral harvest anthem with text and music by John Rutter, written for CPRE "on the theme of the environment and our responsibility towards it"? |
| Bewahre uns, Gott | Wiesbaden | Blessing | 27 Mar 2022 | ... that "Bewahre uns, Gott" (Keep us, God) is a hymn for protection and blessing that Eugen Eckert derived from a 1968 peace song written and composed in Argentina? |
| Großer Gott, wir loben dich | Wiesbaden | Te Deum | ||
| Go tell it on the mountain | Armonk | Christmas | ||
| Hark! the herald angels sing | Armonk | Christmas | ||
| Joy to the world | Armonk | Christmas | ||
| For the beauty of the earth | Armonk | Earth | 26 Nov 2020 | ... that in For the beauty of the earth, a 1978 anthem for choir and orchestra, John Rutter gave a 19th-century hymn text a new melody, marking it to be sung "Happily"? |
| Erfreue dich, Himmel, erfreue dich, Erde | Idstein | Psalm | 16 Nov 2020 | ... that Psalm 148, calling heaven and earth to be glad, inspired the 17th-century Christmas carol "Erfreue dich, Himmel, erfreue dich, Erde", which Maria Luise Thurmair expanded with more details from the psalm in 1963? |
| Stern über Bethlehem | Idstein | Epiphany | 6 Jan 2018 | ... that "Stern über Bethlehem" is a German song created in 1964 and often sung by star singers (pictured)? |
| Herr, deine Güt ist unbegrenzt | Idstein | Psalm | 19 Feb 2017 | |
| Hilf, Herr meines Lebens | Idstein | Commands | 6 Oct 2021 | ... that the first prayer of "Hilf, Herr meines Lebens", a Christian song written when its author was age 85, is not to be on earth in vain? |
| Zeige uns, Herr, deine Allmacht und Güte | Idstein | Penitence | 13 Apr 2019 | ... that Raymund Weber wrote "Zeige uns, Herr, deine Allmacht und Güte" to be sung with a modern melody, but it appears in the German Catholic hymnal with a Baroque melody? |
| Herr, nimm auch uns zum Tabor mit | Idstein | Transfiguration | 14 Apr 2022 | ... that the text of the hymn "Herr, nimm auch uns zum Tabor mit" was written in 2001 because few German hymns dealt with the transfiguration of Jesus, an annual reading during Lent? |
| Wo Menschen sich vergessen | Idstein | 20 Jun 2021 | ... that "Wo Menschen sich vergessen" was the first song in the opening service of the 2021 Ecumenical Church Assembly in Frankfurt, held as an open-air livestream? | |
| Das Grab ist leer, der Held erwacht | Idstein | Easter | 2 May 2018 | ... that the Easter hymn "Das Grab ist leer, der Held erwacht" (The tomb is empty, the hero awake) from 1777 has been called a hit among church songs? |
| Manchmal feiern wir mitten im Tag | Idstein | 21 Sep 2021 | ||
| Einer ist unser Leben | Idstein | Jesus | 6 Oct 2020 | ... that "Einer ist unser Leben" ("One is our Life"), a hymn with text written by Lothar Zenetti in 1973, was recommended for a regional ecumenical service in 2020? |
| Wenn das Brot, das wir teilen | Idstein | Offertory | 18 Jun 2021 | ... that "Wenn das Brot, das wir teilen" (When the bread that we share), a hymn written in 1981, begins with a reference to the Miracle of the Roses? |
| Nimm, o Gott, die Gaben, die wir bringen | Idstein | Offertory | 25 Aug 2021 | ... that the melody of "Nimm, o Gott, die Gaben, die wir bringen", an offertory hymn written in 2009, is taken from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar? |
| Wenn wir das Leben teilen | Idstein | Offertory | 5 Mar 2023 | |
| Jesus Christus, Sohn des Lebens | Idstein | Agnus Dei | 6 Jun 2021 | |
| Lamm Gottes, für uns gegeben | Idstein | Agnus Dei | 14 Mar 2021 | |
| Gott hat mir längst einen Engel gesandt | Idstein | Angels | 13 Nov 2021 | ... that the 1996 song "Gott hat mir längst einen Engel gesandt", with text by Eugen Eckert and music by Thomas Gabriel, began as part of a rock oratorio about Daniel? |
| Segne dieses Kind | Idstein | Baptism | 27 Jul 2016 | ... that Lothar Zenetti's poem "Segne dieses Kind" became a song of blessing for a child, often sung at baptism? |
| Wo Menschen sich vergessen | Idstein | Mary | 25 Nov 2021 | ... that "Segne du, Maria", requesting Mary to bless her child in life and death, was written by Cordula Wöhler in 1870 and finally included in the common Gotteslob hymnal in 2013? |
| Herr, segne uns | Idstein | Blessing | 16 Jul 2017 | |
| Segne, Vater, diese Gaben | given | Blessing | 30 May 2022 | ... that "Segne, Vater, diese Gaben", a round for saying grace of unknown authorship, has appeared in German collections for kindergarten, schools and events for young people? |
| Freuet euch der schönen Erde | given | Earth | 9 Aug 2020 | ... that "Freuet euch der schönen Erde", an 1827 hymn about the beauty of nature, became successful with a melody composed by Frieda Fronmüller 100 years later? |
| Sozusagen grundlos vergnügt | given | Joy | 26 Dec 2018 | ... that "Sozusagen grundlos vergnügt" ("Call it causelessly merry") was one of about 40 poems by Mascha Kaléko set to music on a 2011 album? |
| Take the "A" Train | given | |||
| Here I Am, Lord | given | |||
| Only You (Yazoo song) | given | |||
| The Times They Are a-Changin' | given | |||
| What the World Needs Now Is Love | given | |||
| Greensleeves | given | Love | ||
| What a Wonderful World | given | Earth | ||
| Where Have All the Flowers Gone? | chosen | Peace | ||
| Blowin' in the Wind | chosen | Peace | ||
| Non, je ne regrette rien | chosen | |||
| Somewhere over the rainbow | school |