"Wenn wir das Leben teilen" (When we share life) is a 2001 Christian offertory hymn with text by Hans Florenz, with a melody by Michael Wackenheim. The hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied is contained in several hymnals and songbooks.
| "Wenn wir das Leben teilen" | |
|---|---|
| Christian hymn | |
| English | When we share life |
| Written | 2001 |
| Text | by Hans Florenz |
| Language | German |
| Melody | by Michael Wackenheim |
History
editThe text "Wenn wir das Leben teilen" was written by Hans Florenz The melody was composed by Michael Wackenheim.
The song has five stanzas, all ending with a refrain.[1][2] The melody is in E minor and in common time. It is dominated by lively eighth-notes; only the call "Jesus Christ" features three quarter-notes in a row, beginning both lines of the refrain. The song of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL) is contained in the common German Catholic hymnal, Gotteslob, as GL 474.[1][3] It is also contained in hymnals for young people, such as Ein Segen sein.[4] It has been recommended as an offertory hymn for weddings, also usable for the opening or closing of such events.[5]
The Katholikentag in Stuttgart in 2022 had the motto "leben teilen" (share life), taken from the song which was featured often.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lied des Monats August 2021 / "Wenn wir das Leben teilen wie das täglich Brot" - Gotteslob Nr. 474". kath-kirche-kaernten.at (in German). August 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ a b "leben teilen / Gebets- und Impulsheft zur Vorbereitung auf den Katholikentag in Stuttgart" (PDF). static.katholikentag.de (in German). 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL) in der Übersicht". mein-gotteslob.de (in German). 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Ein Segen sein". evangeliums.net (in German). 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Kommt herbei, singt dem Herrn / Liedvorschläge aus dem Gotteslob und "Ein Segen sein - Junges Gotteslob"". kirchlich-heiraten.de (in German). 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.