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by Friedrich Adolf Krummacher (1768 - 1845) and sometimes misattributed to Christian Wilhelm Spieker (1780 - 1858)

Schweigt, ihr ernsten Glocken,...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Schweigt, ihr ernsten Glocken, schweiget! 
Still, Getümmel, nah und fern! 
Von dem hohen Himmel steiget 
Die geweihte Nacht des Herrn! 

Droben wohnt das klare Licht. 
Hier auf Erden ist es nicht. 
Geist empor!  Mein Herz nach oben! 
Lasset uns den Vater loben!    

Von des ew'gen Lichtes Throne,
In ein Pilgerkleid gehüllt, 
Kommt, daß er auf Erden wohne, 
Er, des Vaters Ebenbild.  

Heilige, geweihte Nacht, 
Die das Kindlein uns gebracht,
Dir ertönen uns're Lieder! 
Schweb', o schwebe sanft hernieder! 

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   E. Zumsteeg 

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Confirmed with Festbüchlein. Eine Schrift für das Volk, neueste verbesserte Auflage, zweites Bändchen, Reutlingen: J. J. Mäcken, 1813. Appears in Das Christfest, page 170; also confirmed with Louise Thalheim, eine Bildungsgeschichte für gute Töchter von Dr. C. W. Spieker, Leipzig, 1816, as an unattributed quotation, and appearing in stanzas of eight lines but otherwise the same.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Adolf Krummacher (1768 - 1845), "Chorgesang. Der heilige Abend" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
  • sometimes misattributed to Christian Wilhelm Spieker (1780 - 1858)

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

  • by Johann Adam Anthes (1789 - 1843), "Die geweihte Nacht", op. 6 no. 1 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder mir Clavierbegleitung aus Luise Thalheim, Eine Bildungsgeschichte für gute Töchter, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Emilie Zumsteeg (1796 - 1857), "Chorgesang am heil'gen Abend", op. 8 [ vocal trio of 2 sopranos and alto with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2007-11-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 82

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