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O Liebe, die am Kreuze rang,
O Liebe, die den Tod bezwang
Für alle Menschenkinder,
Gedenk' in dieser sel'gen Nacht,
Die dich zu uns herabgebracht,
Der Seelen, die dir glauben!
O Liebe, die den Stern gesandt
Hinaus ins ferne Morgenland,
Die Könige zu rufen;
Die laut durch ihres Boten Mund
Sich gab den armen Hirten kund,
Sei gnädig deinem Kinde!
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This text was added to the website: 2007-08-02
Line count: 18
Word count: 93
O Love, that suffered on the cross,
O Love, that overcame death
For all the children of men,
Think, on this holy night,
About that which you brought down to us,
These souls, that long for you!
O Love, who sent forth the star
Into the distant Orient,
To summon the Kings;
Who through the mouth of its messenger
Loudly made known to the poor shepherds,
How quietly you came to be?
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This text was added to the website: 2014-04-19
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