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by Henriette Gottschalk, née Hay (1774 - 1809)

Kommt, ihr Hirten, kommt, ihr Armen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
 Kommt, ihr Hirten, kommt, ihr Armen,
Seht das ewige Erbarmen,
Das sich hat uns zugesellt,
Nicht den Königen der Erden,
Hirten will er ähnlich werden,
Er, der Herr der ganzen Welt. 

Laß mich von der Erde Götzen,
Ihren Freuden, ihren Schätzen
Hin an deine Krippe fliehn;
Und mit dir, du Himmelsknabe,  
Unter deinem Hirtenstabe
Bis zur Schädelstätte ziehn. 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Geistliche Blumenlese aus deutschen Dichtern von Novalis bis auf die Gegenwart, ed. by Hermann Kletke, Berlin: Buchhandlung von C. Fr. Amelang, 1841, page 85.


Text Authorship:

  • by Henriette Gottschalk, née Hay (1774 - 1809), "In der heiligen Weihnacht" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Georg Vierling (1820 - 1901), "Weihnachtslied", op. 27 (Sechs Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1861 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2018-12-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 59

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