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At Evening
Lovely, shadowy, soft, and still Is the eventide, Ah! if but my heart and will Evermore might so ! God, Thy presence can alone Make this lovely calm my own.
Lieblich, dunkel, sanft und stille
At Evening
207 chapters
PrefaceA Preface to all good Hymn-Books800-900: The Early Dawn.Ambrosian Church MusicGregorian Church MusicA Benedictine MonasteryNotker's SequencesThe HeliandOtfried of WeissenburgNow warneth us the Wise Men's fare900-1100: A Long TwilightEarly HymnsSt. PeterThou Heavenly Lord of LightGod, it is Thy property1100-1250: The MorningGerman SequencesAll growth of the forestHe is full of power and mightThe Minne-SingersThe Beauty of This WorldCrusader's HymnPilgrim's SongUnruly ThoughtsLamentWalter von der VogelweideWhen the flowers out of the grass are springingMay MiraclesWalter von der Vogelweide: Serious PoemsThe Praise of GermanyA Morning PrayerEquality Before GodRepentanceIn the Holy LandNarrative PoemsSir Percival1253-1500: Dark and Bright TimesTaulerWhat I Must DoOnly JesusThe Master-SingersDeath Will ConquerNo More DespairThe DramaChristmas CarolA spotless Rose is blowingThe Three MariesRejoice, dear Christendom, to-daySo holy is this day of daysEaster SongO World, I must forsake theeHenry of LoufenburgI would I were at last at homeCradle SongIn dulci jubiloEarliest Hymn-BooksHymns to the Virgin1500-1580: Luther and His FriendsUlrich von HuttenUlrich von Hutten's SongThe ReformationMartin LutherA sure stronghold our God is HeDear Christian people, now rejoice!In peace and joy I now departJustus JonasIf God were not upon our sidePaul EberI fall asleep in Jesu's arms1520-1600: Hymns of the ReformationMany VoicesWhat pleaseth God, that pleaseth meMargrave George of Brandenburg's SongHans SachsAwake, my heart's delight, awakeO Christ, true Son of God most highBohemian BrethrenPraise, glory, thanks, be ever paidLord, to Thy chosen ones appearNow God be with us, for the night is closingJohann MatthesiusNicolas HermannWhen my last hour is close at handO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost1560-1616: An IntervalBartholomew RingwaldtLord Jesu Christ, my Highest GoodNicholas SelneckerLord Jesu Christ, with us abideMake me Thine own and keep me ThineLouis HelmboldtFrom God shall nought divide meWeingartnerIn God my faithful GodThou burning Love, Thou holy FlamePhilip NicolaiO Morning-Star, how fair and brightChurch Music1618-1650: The Thirty Years' WarMartin Opitz von BobersfeldO Light, who out of Light wast bornPaul FlemmingTo MyselfSo Hath God Loved the WorldAndreas GryphiusPassing AwaySonnetHymn WritersNow thank we all our GodMartin RinkartThe Königsberg CircleHeinrich AlbertSimon DachO ye halls of HeavenRobert RoberthinMay-Time in WarJohann von RistO darkest woe!Now God be praised, and God alone!Johann HeermannAh! Lord our God, let them not be confoundedZion mourns in fear and anguishHeerman's “Sighs” and “Laments”In Distress of MindIn Bodily PainIn TemptationAt the Approach of DeathPaul GerhardtHence, my heart, with such a thoughtTo God's all-gracious heart and mindFull of wonder, full of artLouisa Henrietta, Electress of BrandenburgI will return unto the LordGeorge NeumarckAnton Ulrich, Duke of BrunswickPatience and HumilityAlbinusJohann FrankJesu, priceless treasure1635-1700: The New SchoolFriedrich von LogauAphorismsEpitaph on his WifeJohann Valentin AndreaForgotten LoveOleariusFriedrich von SpeeA Love-Song of the Bride of Christ, in Early SummertimeJohann Scheffler (Angelus Silesius)O Good beyond compare!Morning Star in darksome nightAphorismsThe Second Silesian SchoolJesu be ne'er forgotWhy is it that life is no longer sad1660-1750: The PietistsPhilip Jacob SpenerAugust Herrmann FrankeAnastasius FreylinghausenThou art First and BestSpener (continued)Shall I o'er the future fretLater PietistsCarl Heinrich von BogatskyJehovah, God of boundless strength and mightBenjamin SchmolckCourage, my heart, press cheerly onAlbert BengelPhilip Frederick HillerThou fathomless Abyss of LoveHe Maketh all our Bed in our SicknessJoachim NeanderO Thou true God alone1690-1760: The Mystics and SeparatistsGottfried ArnoldAnoint us with Thy blessed loveFull many a way, full many a pathI leave Him not, who came to saveGerhard TersteegenLost in darkness, girt with dangersGerhard Tersteegen (continued)The Mote in the SunbeamWithin and WithoutAt EveningThe CrossThe Tired ChildThe Moravians (Nicolaus von Zinzendorf)Jesu, day by daySuch the King will stoop to and embraceOther Moravian Hymn-Writers (Albertini)Lamp within me! brightly burn and glowDescendents of Pietism1750-1850: Modern TimesRoman Catholic HymnsChristian Fürchtegott GellertWhen these brief trial-days are spentJohann Andreas CramerThe Duty of the ScholarFriedrich Gottlieb KlopstockThe Vision of GodPsalmRise again! yes, rise again wilt thouModern HymnsFriedrich RückertMidnightBethlehem and CalvaryColophon