Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend

"Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend"
Lutheran hymn
Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend (1668).jpg
Print in Johannes Niedling's Lutherisch Hand-Büchlein, 6th edition of 1668
English"Lord Jesus Christ, be present now!"
Textby Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (attributed)
LanguageGerman
Published1648 (1648)

"Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend" ("Lord Jesus Christ, be present now!", literally: Lord Jesus Christ, turn to us) is a Lutheran hymn from the 17th century, which was for a long time a prominent hymn, set by several composers. It was translated into English and is part of modern hymnals.

History

Hymn in 1691 Württemberg hymnal with soprano clef

The text of the hymn to an older melody was attributed to Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, but his authorship is now debated, as it appears only in prints from the late 17th century.[1] In a 1668 print, the 6th edition of Lutherisch Hand-Büchlein (Lutheran handbooklet) it is assigned to Trinity Sunday (Am Fest der heiligen Dreyfaltigkeit).[2]

Today's rendition is:

1 Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend,
dein’ Heilgen Geist du zu uns send;
mit Hilf und Gnad er uns regier
und uns den Weg zur Wahrheit führ.

2 Tu auf den Mund zum Lobe dein,
bereit das Herz zur Andacht fein,
den Glauben mehr, stärk den Verstand,
dass uns dein Nam werd wohlbekannt,

3 bis wir singen mit Gottes Heer:
"Heilig, heilig ist Gott der Herr!"
und schauen dich von Angesicht
in ewger Freud und selgem Licht.

4 Ehr sei dem Vater und dem Sohn,
dem Heilgen Geist in einem Thron;
der Heiligen Dreieinigkeit
sei Lob und Preis in Ewigkeit.

In Thuringia and Saxony, the hymn was sung on Sundays after the minister had entered the pulpit to deliver the sermon. In the Protestant hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch it is EG 155, the first hymn in the section Gottesdienst – Eingang und Ausgang (Service – beginning and end). In the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob it is GL 147, in the section Messgesänge – Gesänge zur Eröffnung (Songs for mass – songs for the opening).[1][3]

Musical settings

First page of manuscript of Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 655a, by Bach, copied by Krebs

In Weimar, Johann Sebastian Bach and his cousin Johann Gottfried Walther, who were the organists at the Schlosskirche and the Stadtkirche, both composed several settings of the hymn, as chorale preludes and chorale variations. Among the five settings by Bach are BWV 632, from the Orgelbüchlein, and BWV 655a, which became part of the Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes.[2]

Max Reger composed a chorale prelude as No. 9 of his 52 Chorale Preludes, Op. 67 in 1902. He also set it in 1914 as No. 11 of his 30 little chorale preludes for organ, Op. 135a.[4]

Translations

The hymn was translated into Swedish in 1695 by Johannes Gezelius, with the title "O Jesus Krist, dig till oss vänd". The hymn was translated in the 1722 Psalmodica Germanica of Johann Christian Jacobi as "Lord Christ, reveal Thy holy face".[5][6] Catherine Winkworth translated the hymn in 1863 as a communion song with the title "Lord Jesus Christ, be present now!"[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b Herbst, Wolfgang (2015). 155 Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend. Liederkunde zum Evangelischen Gesangbuch (in German). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. p. 3. ISBN 9783525503430.
  2. ^ a b Herbst, Wolfgang (1999). Wilhelm II. (IV.), Herzog von Sachsen-Weimar. Handbuch zum Evangelischen Gesangbuch (in German). 2. Göttingen. p. 350. ISBN 3525503180.
  3. ^ "Gotteslobvideo (GL 147): Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend" (in German). katholisch.de. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Dreißig kleine Vorspiele zu den gebräuchlichsten Chorälen Op. 135a". Max-Reger-Institute. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  5. ^ Terry, Charles Sanford (1921), Bach's Chorals, vol. III
  6. ^ Text and melody, Psalmodica Germanica, 1722
  7. ^ "Lord Jesus Christ, be present now". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Lord Jesus Christ, be present now". lutheran-hymnal.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

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