Weinachtslieder: The Ones I Didn't Know

There were a couple of German carols Sunday Night that I didn't know.

These are probably well-known in some circles (plenty of youtube videos available), but I think even those fluent in German struggled with this one.

Ich steh an deiner Krippe hier,

O Jesu du mein Leben;

Ich komme, bring und schenke dir,

Was du mir hast gegeben.

Nimm hin, es ist mein Geist und Sinn,

Herz, Seel und Mut, nimm alles hin

Und laß dir's wohlgefallen.

I remain here by Your cradle,

O Jesus my Life;

I come and bring and give to you

What you would have me give

Take it, it is my spirit and senses,

Heart, soul and strength, take all of it

And leave what is pleasing to you.

I believe this it the tune they used Sunday evening.

I am more familiar with this tune, which you might know as "The Day Is Surely Drawing Near." It's an interesting mix for me, a "baby Jesus" text with an "end times" tune. It places one both at the manger and at the second coming. His incarnation and His return meet up this way.

Weinachtslieder: German Christmas Songs

Lieder von "Liederfest zu Weihnachten," Sankt Johannes Kirche, Chicago, Illinois.

Songs featured at the German Christmas Hymnfest at St. John's Lutheran Church (LCMS) Chicago, IL.

These are rough translations. Corrections are welcome in the comment box.

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Ihr Kinderlein, kommet, o kommet doch all!

Zur Krippe her kommet in Bethlehems Stall

und seht, was in dieser hochheiligen Nacht

der Vater im Himmel für Freude uns macht!

You little children, come! O come all of you

to the cradle here in Bethlehem's stall! Come

and see, in this holiest night, what

joy the Father in heaven makes for us!

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Von Himmel hoch da komm ich her,

Ich bring euch gute neue Maehr;

Der guten Maehr bring ich so viel,

Davon ich sing unt sagen will.

I come here from high heaven,

I bring you good new message;

I bring such a good message

That I will say and sing it!

Es ist der Herr Christ, unser Gott,

Der will euch führ'n aus aller Not,

Er will eu'r Heiland selber sein,

Von allen Sünden machen rein.

This is the Lord Christ, our God,

Who will for you fulfill all needs,

He will always be our Savior

From all sins He makes [us] pure.

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Still, still, still,

Weil's Kindlein schlafen will.

Die Englein tun schön jubilieren,

Bei dem Kripplein musizieren.

Still, still, still,

Weil's Kindlein schlafen will.

Quiet, quiet, quiet,

Because baby wants to sleep.

The angels carol beautifully,

Making music by the cradle.

Quiet, quiet, quiet,

Because baby wants to sleep.

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Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht,

Alles schläft; einsam wacht

Nur das traute hochheilige Paar.

Das im stalle zu Bethlehem war,

Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh!

Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh!

Quiet night, holy night,

All are sleeping; there is a lone watch

Only by the faithful, holiest couple.

You, in that stall at Bethlehem,

Sleep in heavenly peace!

Sleep in heavenly peace!

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