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XXXII.: Von Himmel kam der Engel Schaar. To Shepherds, as they watched by Night. - Martin Luther, The Hymns of Martin Luther [1884]

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Dr. Martin Luther’s Deutsche Geistliche Lieder. The Hymns of Martin Luther set to their original Melodies with an English version, ed. Leonard Woolsey Bacon and Nathan H. Allen (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1884).

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XXXII.

Von Himmel kam der Engel Schaar.
To Shepherds, as they watched by Night.

A second Christmas Song, to the Tune, “Vom Himmel hoch.”

A shorter Christmas Song.

Translation by R. Massie.

Melody, 1543.

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    • 1Von Himmel kam der Engelschaar,
    • Erschien den Hirten offenbar;
    • Sie sagten ihn: Ein Kindlein zart
    • Das liegt dort in der Krippen hart.
    • 2Zu Bethlehem in Davids Stadt,
    • Wie Micha das verkündet hat,
    • Es ist der Herre Jesus Christ
    • Der euer aller Heiland ist.
    • 3Des sollt ihr billig fröhlich sein,
    • Dass Gott mit euch ist worden ein;
    • Er ist gebor’n eu’r Fleisch und Blut,
    • Eu’r Bruder ist das ewig Gut.
    • 4Was kann euch thun die Sünd’ und Tod?
    • Ihr habt mit euch den wahren Gott.
    • Lasst zürnen Teufel und die Höll’
    • Gott’s Sohn ist ’worden eu’r Gesell.
    • 5Er will und kann euch lassen nicht,
    • Setz’t ihr auf ihn eu’r Zuversicht;
    • Es mögen euch viel fechten an
    • Dem sei Trotz, der’s nicht lassen kann.
    • 6Zuletzt muss ihr doch haben recht,
    • Ihr seid nun ’worden Gott’s Geschlecht;
    • Dess danket Gott in Ewigkeit,
    • Geduldig, fröhlich, alle Zeit.
    • 1To shepherds, as they watched by night,
    • Appeared a troop of angels bright;
    • Behold the tender babe, they said,
    • In yonder lowly manger laid.
    • 2At Bethlehem, in David’s town,
    • As Micah did of old make known;—
    • ’Tis Jesus Christ, your Lord and King,
    • Who doth to all salvation bring.
    • 3Rejoice ye, then, that through his Son
    • God is with sinners now at one;
    • Made like yourselves of flesh and blood,
    • Your brother is th’ eternal Good.
    • 4What harm can sin and death then do?
    • The true God now abides with you:
    • Let hell and Satan chide and chafe,
    • God is your fellow—ye are safe.
    • 5Not one he will nor can forsake
    • Who him his confidence doth make:
    • Let all his wiles the tempter try,
    • You may his utmost powers defy.
    • 6You must prevail at last, for ye
    • Are now become God’s family:
    • To God forever give ye praise,
    • Patient and cheerful all your days.