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Das alte Jahr vergangen ist
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Gerd Eichler
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Das alte Jahr vergangen ist by Johann Hermann Schein — Lyrics
Das alte Jahr vergangen ist,
wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ,
dass du uns in so grosser Gefahr
bewahret hast in diesem Jahr /
bewahret hast lang Zeit und Jahr /
so gnädiglich behüt' dies Jahr.
Und bitten dich, ewigen Sohn,
des Vaters in dem höchsten Thron
du wollst dein arme Christenheit
bewahren ferner allezeit.
Entzieh uns nicht dein heilsam Wort,
das ist der Seelen Trost und Hort;
vor falscher Lehr, Abgötterei
behüt uns, Herr, und steh uns bei.
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About Das alte Jahr vergangen ist
This setting of the German New Year's hymn Das alte Jahr vergangen ist for SATB voices expresses gratitude to Jesus Christ for preservation through danger in the past year. It continues with a plea for protection for all Christians, asking that God's word, a source of comfort, be retained and that protection be granted against false doctrine and idolatry. The text implores divine assistance in abandoning sin and living a godly life, so that Christians may die in peace and rise joyfully on the Last Day. Johann Hermann Schein's Sacred Hymn setting offers a devotional reflection appropriate for the turn of the year.
