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Christ, The Resurrected (Z. H. 60)
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Author Philipp Nicolai Philipp Nicolai's bio information August 10, 1556 - October 26, 1608 Born: August 10, 1556 - Mengeringhausen (near Arolsen), Hessen, Germany Died: October 26, 1608 - Hamburg, Germany Philipp Nicolai was the son of a Lutheran pastor. He studied theology at the universities of Erfurt and Wittenberg, 1575-1579, and became a pastor himself. It was a time of religious wars in Europe, and several times he had to flee or go into hiding and minister to his congregations secretly in house meetings. He was a theological writer, defending Lutheran theology chiefly against Calvinistic opponents. He also preached with great power and effectiveness. In 1588 he became pastor at Altwildungen, in 1596 he became pastor at Unna in Westphalia, and in 1601 pastor in Hamburg. But he is remembered today for writing two hymns. While he was pastor in Westphalia, the plague took 1300 of his parishioners, mostly in the latter half of 1597, 170 in one week. To comfort his parishioners, he wrote a series of meditations which he called Freudenspiegel (Mirror of Joy), and to this he appended two hymns, both of which have become world-famous. The first hymn was, "Wake, awake, for night is flying" (Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme). It uses the image of the watchman on a city wall (Isaiah 52:8), and of the Parable of the Bridesmaids welcoming the Bridegroom to the Marriage Feast (Matthew 25:1-13), and of the Song of Triumph in Heaven (Revelation 19:6-9). It is a favorite Advent hymn. The second hymn was, "How bright appears the morning star" (Wie schoen leuchtet der Morgenstern). This also, with a wealth of imagery, hails Christ as our deliverer, and celebrates his triumph. It has become a favorite wedding hymn, but is also sung for Advent, for Christmas, for Epiphany, and and as a general hymn of praise. Nicolai wrote both the words and the tunes, but the arrangements we know are due to Bach. The earliest English translations are those of Catherine Winkworth, but there have been many translations since, some of them (especially for the second hymn) content to reproduce the general spirit of the original words rather than their specific meaning. In addition, several hymn-writers have set their own words (in various languages) to one of Nicolai's tunes. If pure quality, without respect to quantity, were our criterion, Nicolai would have to be ranked as history's greatest chorale-writer, and one of its greatest hymn-writers. Links to other Sites: German Hymn-writers of the 1600’s (James Kiefer's Christian Biographies) - http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/10/24.html Philipp Nicolai (Cyber Hymnal) - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/n/i/nicolai_p.htm Philip Nicolai (CCEL) - http://www.ccel.org/w/winkworth/singers/htm/nicolai.htm Source: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Nicolai.html -------------------------------------------------- Born: August 10, 1556, Mengeringhausen (near Arolsen), Hessen, Germany. Died: October 26, 1608, Hamburg, Germany. Buried: Katharinenkirche, Hamburg, Germany. Sadly, the church was almost destroyed in World War II, though it was restored in the 1950’s. Son of a Lutheran clergyman, Nicolai studied theology at the Universities of Erfurt and Wittenberg from about 1575 to 1579. He then became pastor in Herdecke an der Ruhr, but was driven out by Spanish Counter-Reformation mercenary troops during the religious war. He moved to Köln (Cologne), a thoroughly Catholic city, and was a preacher of the Lutheran congregations, who at that time met secretly in houses. In 1588, Nicolai became Hofprediger (Court Preacher) and teacher of the Count of Waldeck in Wildungen, Hessen. In 1596, he became a pastor in Unna, Westphalia. During his Unna years, plague killed hundreds of his parishioners. For consolation, Nicolai wrote his book Freudenspiegel des ewigen Lebens (Joyous Mirror of Eternal Life), edited in 1599. His two most famous hymns were published in that work. In 1601, Nicolai became pastor at Katharinenkirche (St. Katherine’s Church) in Hamburg, where he served the rest of his life. Sources * Frost, p. 684 * Julian, pp. 415, 805, 1010 * Stulken, p. 131 Hymns 1. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme * Sleepers, Wake! The Watch Cry Pealeth * Wake, Awake, the Night Is Flying * Wake, O Wake! with Tidings Thrilling 2. Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern * How Bright Appears the Morning Star * How Lovely Shines the Morning Star * O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright Music 1. Wachet Auf * Sleepers, Wake 2. Wie Schön Leuchtet Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/n/i/nicolai_p.htm -------------------------------------------------- Philipp Nicolai was born in 1556 in Germany, son of a Lutheran pastor. He studied theology at the universities of Erfurt and Wittenberg, 1575-1579, and became a pastor himself. It was a time of religious wars in Europe, and several times he had to flee or go into hiding and minister to his congregations secretly in house meetings. He was a theological writer, defending Lutheran theology chiefly against Calvinistic opponents. He also preached with great power and effectiveness. In 1588 he became pastor at Altwildungen, in 1596 he became pastor at Unna in Westphalia, and in 1601 pastor in Hamburg. But he is remembered today for writing two hymns. While he was pastor in Westphalia, the plague took 1300 of his parishioners, mostly in the latter half of 1597, 170 in one week. To comfort his parishioners, he wrote a series of meditations which he called Freudenspiegel (Mirror of Joy), and to this he appended two hymns, both of which have become world-famous. The first hymn was, "Wake, awake, for night is flying" (Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme). It uses the image of the watchman on a city wall (Isaiah 52:8), and of the Parable of the Bridesmaids welcoming the Bridegroom to the Marriage Feast (Matthew 25:1-13), and of the Song of Triumph in Heaven (Revelation 19:6-9). It is a favorite Advent hymn. The second hymn was, "How bright appears the morning star" (Wie schoen leuchtet der Morgenstern). This also, with a wealth of imagery, hails Christ as our deliverer, and celebrates his triumph. It has become a favorite wedding hymn, but is also sung for Advent, for Christmas, for Epiphany, and and as a general hymn of praise. Nicolai wrote both the words and the tunes, but the arrangements we know are due to Bach. The earliest English translations are those of Catherine Winkworth, but there have been many translations since, some of them (especially for the second hymn) content to reproduce the general spirit of the original words rather than their specific meaning. In addition, several hymnwriters have set their own words (in various languages) to one of Nicolai's tunes. If pure quality, without respect to quantity, were our criterion, Nicolai would have to be ranked as history's greatest chorale-writer, and one of its greatest hymn-writers. Nicolai died 26 October 1608 after a brief (four-day) illness. Source: http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/10/24.html
Composer Philipp Nicolai Philipp Nicolai's bio information August 10, 1556 - October 26, 1608 Born: August 10, 1556 - Mengeringhausen (near Arolsen), Hessen, Germany Died: October 26, 1608 - Hamburg, Germany Philipp Nicolai was the son of a Lutheran pastor. He studied theology at the universities of Erfurt and Wittenberg, 1575-1579, and became a pastor himself. It was a time of religious wars in Europe, and several times he had to flee or go into hiding and minister to his congregations secretly in house meetings. He was a theological writer, defending Lutheran theology chiefly against Calvinistic opponents. He also preached with great power and effectiveness. In 1588 he became pastor at Altwildungen, in 1596 he became pastor at Unna in Westphalia, and in 1601 pastor in Hamburg. But he is remembered today for writing two hymns. While he was pastor in Westphalia, the plague took 1300 of his parishioners, mostly in the latter half of 1597, 170 in one week. To comfort his parishioners, he wrote a series of meditations which he called Freudenspiegel (Mirror of Joy), and to this he appended two hymns, both of which have become world-famous. The first hymn was, "Wake, awake, for night is flying" (Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme). It uses the image of the watchman on a city wall (Isaiah 52:8), and of the Parable of the Bridesmaids welcoming the Bridegroom to the Marriage Feast (Matthew 25:1-13), and of the Song of Triumph in Heaven (Revelation 19:6-9). It is a favorite Advent hymn. The second hymn was, "How bright appears the morning star" (Wie schoen leuchtet der Morgenstern). This also, with a wealth of imagery, hails Christ as our deliverer, and celebrates his triumph. It has become a favorite wedding hymn, but is also sung for Advent, for Christmas, for Epiphany, and and as a general hymn of praise. Nicolai wrote both the words and the tunes, but the arrangements we know are due to Bach. The earliest English translations are those of Catherine Winkworth, but there have been many translations since, some of them (especially for the second hymn) content to reproduce the general spirit of the original words rather than their specific meaning. In addition, several hymn-writers have set their own words (in various languages) to one of Nicolai's tunes. If pure quality, without respect to quantity, were our criterion, Nicolai would have to be ranked as history's greatest chorale-writer, and one of its greatest hymn-writers. Links to other Sites: German Hymn-writers of the 1600’s (James Kiefer's Christian Biographies) - http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/10/24.html Philipp Nicolai (Cyber Hymnal) - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/n/i/nicolai_p.htm Philip Nicolai (CCEL) - http://www.ccel.org/w/winkworth/singers/htm/nicolai.htm Source: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Nicolai.html -------------------------------------------------- Born: August 10, 1556, Mengeringhausen (near Arolsen), Hessen, Germany. Died: October 26, 1608, Hamburg, Germany. Buried: Katharinenkirche, Hamburg, Germany. Sadly, the church was almost destroyed in World War II, though it was restored in the 1950’s. Son of a Lutheran clergyman, Nicolai studied theology at the Universities of Erfurt and Wittenberg from about 1575 to 1579. He then became pastor in Herdecke an der Ruhr, but was driven out by Spanish Counter-Reformation mercenary troops during the religious war. He moved to Köln (Cologne), a thoroughly Catholic city, and was a preacher of the Lutheran congregations, who at that time met secretly in houses. In 1588, Nicolai became Hofprediger (Court Preacher) and teacher of the Count of Waldeck in Wildungen, Hessen. In 1596, he became a pastor in Unna, Westphalia. During his Unna years, plague killed hundreds of his parishioners. For consolation, Nicolai wrote his book Freudenspiegel des ewigen Lebens (Joyous Mirror of Eternal Life), edited in 1599. His two most famous hymns were published in that work. In 1601, Nicolai became pastor at Katharinenkirche (St. Katherine’s Church) in Hamburg, where he served the rest of his life. Sources * Frost, p. 684 * Julian, pp. 415, 805, 1010 * Stulken, p. 131 Hymns 1. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme * Sleepers, Wake! The Watch Cry Pealeth * Wake, Awake, the Night Is Flying * Wake, O Wake! with Tidings Thrilling 2. Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern * How Bright Appears the Morning Star * How Lovely Shines the Morning Star * O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright Music 1. Wachet Auf * Sleepers, Wake 2. Wie Schön Leuchtet Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/n/i/nicolai_p.htm -------------------------------------------------- Philipp Nicolai was born in 1556 in Germany, son of a Lutheran pastor. He studied theology at the universities of Erfurt and Wittenberg, 1575-1579, and became a pastor himself. It was a time of religious wars in Europe, and several times he had to flee or go into hiding and minister to his congregations secretly in house meetings. He was a theological writer, defending Lutheran theology chiefly against Calvinistic opponents. He also preached with great power and effectiveness. In 1588 he became pastor at Altwildungen, in 1596 he became pastor at Unna in Westphalia, and in 1601 pastor in Hamburg. But he is remembered today for writing two hymns. While he was pastor in Westphalia, the plague took 1300 of his parishioners, mostly in the latter half of 1597, 170 in one week. To comfort his parishioners, he wrote a series of meditations which he called Freudenspiegel (Mirror of Joy), and to this he appended two hymns, both of which have become world-famous. The first hymn was, "Wake, awake, for night is flying" (Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme). It uses the image of the watchman on a city wall (Isaiah 52:8), and of the Parable of the Bridesmaids welcoming the Bridegroom to the Marriage Feast (Matthew 25:1-13), and of the Song of Triumph in Heaven (Revelation 19:6-9). It is a favorite Advent hymn. The second hymn was, "How bright appears the morning star" (Wie schoen leuchtet der Morgenstern). This also, with a wealth of imagery, hails Christ as our deliverer, and celebrates his triumph. It has become a favorite wedding hymn, but is also sung for Advent, for Christmas, for Epiphany, and and as a general hymn of praise. Nicolai wrote both the words and the tunes, but the arrangements we know are due to Bach. The earliest English translations are those of Catherine Winkworth, but there have been many translations since, some of them (especially for the second hymn) content to reproduce the general spirit of the original words rather than their specific meaning. In addition, several hymnwriters have set their own words (in various languages) to one of Nicolai's tunes. If pure quality, without respect to quantity, were our criterion, Nicolai would have to be ranked as history's greatest chorale-writer, and one of its greatest hymn-writers. Nicolai died 26 October 1608 after a brief (four-day) illness. Source: http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/10/24.html
Arranger A. H. M. A. H. M.'s bio information June 27, 1960 - Born in the Van Wert Ohio Hospital on June 27, 1960, Alvin (Bud) Herman Manz, Jr. was the 3rd of 4 sons born to Betty Manz and firstborn to her second husband, Alvin. His older siblings, John Paul Rose, Jr. (1956) and Joseph Henry Rose (1957), were born to John Paul Rose. In 1958, John Sr. passed away leaving Betty with 2 little boys to care for until she met Alvin Manz and got married to him on October 3, 1959. Bud's younger sibling, Robert James Manz, Sr., was born on August 23, 1961. Bud never married, instead lives with his father just south of Defiance Ohio.
Notes Alternate Zion's Harp Numbers: 59, 61, 233 Meter: 8.9.8.8.9.8.6.6.4.4.4.8.
Lyrics Praise to Jesus who has risen! Delivered from death's bond and prison, Appears triumphant God's own Son Thru the heavens' spacious arches Resound the joyful songs of gladness, And peace doth glow around God's throne. Praise Him Who ever lives, Who life and comfort gives, Christ the Saviour, And to our God! Death's dark abode Is banished by His conq'ring rod. Thou to whom all is subjected, Art now our priest and King elected Such power God with Thee has shared! Joyful is Thy lot and glorious; And we Thy host at last victorious, Shall equal glories find prepared. Upon Thine altar, Lord, Thy blood for all was poured For remission; In pureness we Forever free. Thy holy priesthood now shall be. On that resurrection morning, Now free from sorrow, grief and mourning Thy throng shall see Thy heav'nly light. There we'll see in bliss eternal, Thee, Jesus, Sun of grace supernal, Behold Thy face. O sacred sight! For that new Fatherland Our bodies by Thy hand Shall be transformed; Then we'll be free. Redeemed by Thee In whom all things renewed shall be. O Thou resurrected Saviour! Look down upon Thy friends with favor Who dwell yet in this earthly vale! Come, Belov'd, that we may meet Thee, And when in joy and love we greet Thee, Thy glory unto us reveal! O blessed shall all be Who are by faith in Thee Resurrected. All who from death To life are brought, Sustain their faith, O Son of God!

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