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by J. Nachtenhöfer

In der Christnacht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Dies ist die Nacht, da mir erschienen
des grossen Gottes Freundlichkeit!
Das Kind, dem alle Engel dienen
bringt Licht in meine Dunkelheit,
und dieses Welt und Himmelslicht
weicht hundert-tausend Sonnen nicht!

Lass dich erleuchten, meine Seele,
versäume nicht den Gnadenschein!
Der Glanz in dieser kleinen Höhle 
dringt bald in alle Welt hinein,
er treibet weg der Hölle Macht,
der Sünden und des Todes Nacht!

Text Authorship:

  • by J. Nachtenhöfer  [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 Max Bruch (1838 - 1920), "In der Christnacht", op. 60 (Neun Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 1, published 1892 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-11-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 64

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