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by Wilhelm Leinung

Weihnachten
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Es flammen die Kerzen am Weihnachtsbaum,
erfüllt ist des Kindleins Wunsch und Traum.
Die Menschheit von Meere zu Meere
begeistert jubelt zum Himmelszelt:
Geboren wurde das Heil der Welt;
dir, Gott in der Höhe, sei Ehre!

Hoch oben des nächtlichen Himmels Blau
durchwandert der Hirte der Himmelsau,
es strahlet die Sternenherde
herab auf das ruhende Erdenrund
des Himmels Botschaft aus Engelsmund:
„Der Friede beglücke die Erde!“

Die heilige Liebe weckt edle Tat,
nun keimet und blühet die Gottessaat;
die Weihnachtsfreude lacht allen,
verbannet Sorgen und lindert das Leid.
So bringst du, selige Weihnachtszeit,
den Menschen ein Wohlgefallen!

Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Leinung  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Fritz Zierau (1856 - 1931), "Weihnachten" [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2021-08-18
Line count: 18
Word count: 97

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