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Ah God, my days are dark indeed
Author: Martin Moeller; Catherine Winkworth Appears in 7 hymnals Tune Title: ACH GOTT UND HERR Lyrics: 1 Ah God, my days are dark indeed,
How oft this aching heart must bleed!
The narrow way how filled with pain,
That I must pass ere heav'n I gain!
How hard to teach this flesh and blood
To seek alone th'eternal good!
2 Ah whither now for comfort turn?
For Thee, my Jesus, do I yearn;
In Thee have I, howe'er distrest,
Found ever counsel, aid, and rest;
I cannot all forsaken be
While still my heart can trust in Thee.
3 Jesus, my only God and Lord,
What sweetness in Thy name is stored!
So dark and hopeless is no grief
But Thy sweet name can bring relief,
So keen no sorrows' rankling dart
But Thy sweet Name can heal my heart.
4 Jesus, my Boast, my Light, my Joy,
The Treasure nought can e'er destroy,
No words, no song that I can frame
Speak half the sweetness of Thy Name:
They only all its power shall prove
Whose hearts have learnt Thy faith and love.
5 Jesus, my Bridegroom and my Crown,
If Thou but smile the world may frown,
In Thee lie depths of joy untold,
Far richer than her richest gold;
Whene'er I do but think of Thee,
Thy dews drop down and solace me;
6 Let me this flesh and blood control,
From sin and shame preserve my soul,
And keep me steadfast in the faith,
Then I am Thine in life and death:
Jesus, Consoler, bend to me!
Ah would I were e'en now with Thee! Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation; Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation Used With Tune: ACH GOTT UND HERR
Ah God, my days are dark indeed
Come hither, ye faithful, triumphantly sing
Author: Edward Caswell Appears in 159 hymnals Tune Title: ADESTE FIDELES (Portuguese Hymn) Lyrics: 1 Come hither, ye faithful, triumphantly sing:
Come, see in the manger the angels’ great King!
To Bethlehem hasten, with joyful accord:
O come ye, come hither:
O come ye, come hither to worship the Lord.
2 True Son of the Father, He comes from the skies;
To be born of a virgin He doth not despise;
To Bethlehem hasten, with joyful accord;
O come ye, come hither,
O come ye, come hither
O come ye, come hither to worship the Lord.
3 Hark, hark to the angels all singing in heaven,
"To God in the Highest all glory be given!"
To Bethlehem hasten, with joyful accord:
O come ye, come hither,
O come ye, come hither,
O come ye, come hither to worship the Lord.
4 To Thee, then, O Jesus, this day of Thy birth,
Be glory and honor through heaven and earth.
True Godhead incarnate, omnipotent Word!
O come, let us hasten,
O come, let us hasten,
O come, let us hasten to worship the Lord. Topics: The Church Year Christmas Used With Tune: ADESTE FIDELES (Portuguese Hymn) Text Sources: 17th or 18th Century
Come hither, ye faithful, triumphantly sing
Hark, the glad sound, and the Savior comes
Author: Rev. Philip Doddridge Appears in 819 hymnals Tune Title: ADVENT (Barnby's Hymnary Tune 113) Lyrics: 1 Hark, the glad sound, the Savior comes,
The Savior promised long!
Let ev'ry heart prepare a throne,
And ev'ry voice a song.
2 He comes the pris'ners to release,
In Satan's bondage held:
The gates of brass before Him burst,
The iron fetters yield.
3 He comes, the thickest films of vice
To clear the mental ray;
And on the eyes, oppressed with night,
To pour celestial day.
4 He comes the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure,
And with the treasures of His grace
T'enrich the humble poor.
5 Our glad Hosannas, Prince of Peace!
Thy welcome shall proclaim,
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With Thy beloved Name. Topics: The Church Year Advent; First Sunday of Advent; Sixth Sunday in Lent Used With Tune: ADVENT (Barnby's Hymnary Tune 113)
Hark, the glad sound, and the Savior comes
ACH GOTT UND HERR
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Konrad Kocher Tune Sources: Schaffhausen G. B., 1841 Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 15432 13254 43322 Used With Text: Ah God, my days are dark indeed
ACH GOTT UND HERR
ADESTE FIDELES (Portuguese Hymn)
Appears in 1,320 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Reading Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 11512 55323 43211 Used With Text: Come hither, ye faithful, triumphantly sing
ADESTE FIDELES (Portuguese Hymn)
ADVENT (Barnby's Hymnary Tune 113)
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: George Mursell Garrett, Mus. Doc., 1834-1897 Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 55611 15432 13225 Used With Text: Hark, the glad sound, and the Savior comes
ADVENT (Barnby's Hymnary Tune 113)
Ah God, my days are dark indeed
Author: Martin Moeller; Catherine Winkworth Hymnal: ELHW1908 #416 (1908) Tune Title: ACH GOTT UND HERR Lyrics: 1 Ah God, my days are dark indeed,
How oft this aching heart must bleed!
The narrow way how filled with pain,
That I must pass ere heav'n I gain!
How hard to teach this flesh and blood
To seek alone th'eternal good!
2 Ah whither now for comfort turn?
For Thee, my Jesus, do I yearn;
In Thee have I, howe'er distrest,
Found ever counsel, aid, and rest;
I cannot all forsaken be
While still my heart can trust in Thee.
3 Jesus, my only God and Lord,
What sweetness in Thy name is stored!
So dark and hopeless is no grief
But Thy sweet name can bring relief,
So keen no sorrows' rankling dart
But Thy sweet Name can heal my heart.
4 Jesus, my Boast, my Light, my Joy,
The Treasure nought can e'er destroy,
No words, no song that I can frame
Speak half the sweetness of Thy Name:
They only all its power shall prove
Whose hearts have learnt Thy faith and love.
5 Jesus, my Bridegroom and my Crown,
If Thou but smile the world may frown,
In Thee lie depths of joy untold,
Far richer than her richest gold;
Whene'er I do but think of Thee,
Thy dews drop down and solace me;
6 Let me this flesh and blood control,
From sin and shame preserve my soul,
And keep me steadfast in the faith,
Then I am Thine in life and death:
Jesus, Consoler, bend to me!
Ah would I were e'en now with Thee! Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation; Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation Languages: English
Ah God, my days are dark indeed
Come hither, ye faithful, triumphantly sing
Author: Edward Caswell Hymnal: ELHW1908 #38 (1908) Tune Title: ADESTE FIDELES (Portuguese Hymn) Lyrics: 1 Come hither, ye faithful, triumphantly sing:
Come, see in the manger the angels’ great King!
To Bethlehem hasten, with joyful accord:
O come ye, come hither:
O come ye, come hither to worship the Lord.
2 True Son of the Father, He comes from the skies;
To be born of a virgin He doth not despise;
To Bethlehem hasten, with joyful accord;
O come ye, come hither,
O come ye, come hither
O come ye, come hither to worship the Lord.
3 Hark, hark to the angels all singing in heaven,
"To God in the Highest all glory be given!"
To Bethlehem hasten, with joyful accord:
O come ye, come hither,
O come ye, come hither,
O come ye, come hither to worship the Lord.
4 To Thee, then, O Jesus, this day of Thy birth,
Be glory and honor through heaven and earth.
True Godhead incarnate, omnipotent Word!
O come, let us hasten,
O come, let us hasten,
O come, let us hasten to worship the Lord. Topics: The Church Year Christmas Languages: English
Come hither, ye faithful, triumphantly sing
Hark, the glad sound, and the Savior comes
Author: Rev. Philip Doddridge Hymnal: ELHW1908 #20 (1908) Tune Title: ADVENT (Barnby's Hymnary Tune 113) Lyrics: 1 Hark, the glad sound, the Savior comes,
The Savior promised long!
Let ev'ry heart prepare a throne,
And ev'ry voice a song.
2 He comes the pris'ners to release,
In Satan's bondage held:
The gates of brass before Him burst,
The iron fetters yield.
3 He comes, the thickest films of vice
To clear the mental ray;
And on the eyes, oppressed with night,
To pour celestial day.
4 He comes the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure,
And with the treasures of His grace
T'enrich the humble poor.
5 Our glad Hosannas, Prince of Peace!
Thy welcome shall proclaim,
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With Thy beloved Name. Topics: The Church Year Advent; First Sunday of Advent; Sixth Sunday in Lent Languages: English
Hark, the glad sound, and the Savior comes
Martin Moller
1547 - 1606 Person Name: Martin Moeller Tune Title: ACH GOTT UND HERR Hymnal Number: 416 Author of "Ah God, my days are dark indeed" in Evangelical Lutheran hymnal Moller, Martin, son of Dionysius Moller, mason at Liessnitz (now Kroptädt), near Wittenberg, was born at Liessnitz, Nov. 11, 1547. He attended the town school at Wittenberg and the gymnasium at Görlitz, but was too poor to go to any university. In 1568 he was appointed cantor at Löwenberg in Silesia, but in April, 1572, was ordained as pastor of Kesselsdorf, near Löwenberg. In the autumn of 1572 he was appointed diaconus at Löwenberg, in 1575 pastor at Sprottau, and in July, 1600, became chief pastor at Görlitz. He preached his last sermon, Oct. 30, 1605, and died at Görlitz, March 2, 1606 (Koch, ii. 211, iv. 552, &c).
Moller's hymns appeared in his two very popular devotional books, (I) Meditationes sanctorumpatrum, Görlitz, 1584; pt. ii., Görlitz, 1591, and various later eds. This was mostly made up of meditations from St. Augustine, St. Bernard, and Tauler, selected and tr. into German by Moller. (2) Manuale de praeparatione ad mortem. Görlitz, 1593 [Library of the Prediger-Seminar at Hannover]. Wackernagel, v., Nos. 71-75, gives only 5 hymns under Moller's name. Of these No. 72 ("Heiliger Geist, du Tröster mein") is from “Veni Sancte Spiritus, et emitte " (q.v.), and No. 73, (“Nimm von uns Herr") from "Aufer immensam.” Two versions of the "Jesu dulcis memoria " have also often been ascribed to Moller, viz. "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid", and, with less reason, "O Jesu süss, wer dein gedenkt." [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
----John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Martin Moller
Edward Caswall
1814 - 1878 Person Name: Edward Caswell Tune Title: ADESTE FIDELES (Portuguese Hymn) Hymnal Number: 38 Translator of "Come hither, ye faithful, triumphantly sing" in Evangelical Lutheran hymnal Edward Caswall was born in 1814, at Yately, in Hampshire, where his father was a clergyman. In 1832, he went to Brasenose College, Oxford, and in 1836, took a second-class in classics. His humorous work, "The Art of Pluck," was published in 1835; it is still selling at Oxford, having passed through many editions. In 1838, he was ordained Deacon, and in 1839, Priest. He became perpetural Curate of Stratford-sub-Castle in 1840. In 1841, he resigned his incumbency and visited Ireland. In 1847, he joined the Church of Rome. In 1850, he was admitted into the Congregation of the Oratory at Birmingham, where he has since remained. He has published several works in prose and poetry.
--Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872
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Caswall, Edward, M.A., son of the Rev. R. C. Caswall, sometime Vicar of Yately, Hampshire, born at Yately, July 15, 1814, and educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, graduating in honours in 1836. Taking Holy Orders in 1838, he became in 1840 Incumbent of Stratford-sub-Castle, near Salisbury, and resigned the same in 1847. In 1850 (Mrs. Caswall having died in 1849) he was received into the Roman Catholic communion, and joined Dr. Newman at the Oratory, Edgbaston. His life thenceforth, although void of stirring incidents, was marked by earnest devotion to his clerical duties and a loving interest in the poor, the sick, and in little children. His original poems and hymns were mostly written at the Oratory. He died at Edgbaston, Jan. 2, 1878, and was buried on Jan. 7 at Redwall, near Bromsgrove, by his leader and friend Cardinal Newman. Caswall's translations of Latin hymns from the Roman Breviary and other sources have a wider circulation in modern hymnals than those of any other translator, Dr. Neale alone excepted. This is owing to his general faithfulness to the originals, and the purity of his rhythm, the latter feature specially adapting his hymns to music, and for congregational purposes. His original compositions, although marked by considerable poetical ability, are not extensive in their use, their doctrinal teaching being against their general adoption outside the Roman communion. His hymns appeared in:—
(1) Lyra Catholica, which contained 197 translations from the Roman Breviary, Missal, and other sources. First ed. London, James Burns, 1849. This was reprinted in New York in 1851, with several hymns from other sources added thereto. This edition is quoted in the indices to some American hymn-books as Lyra Cath., as in Beecher's Plymouth Collection, 1855, and others.
(2) Masque of Mary, and Other Poems, having in addition to the opening poem and a few miscellaneous pieces, 53 translations, and 51 hymns. 1st ed. Lon., Burns and Lambert, 1858.
(3) A May Pageant and Other Poems, including 10 original hymns. Lon., Burns and Lambert, 1865.
(4) Hymns and Poems, being the three preceding volumes embodied in one, with many of the hymns rewritten or revised, together with elaborate indices. 1st ed. Lon., Burns, Oates & Co., 1873. Of his original hymns about 20 are given in the Roman Catholic Crown of Jesus Hymn Book, N.D; there are also several in the Hymns for the Year, N.D., and other Roman Catholic collections.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Caswall, E. , p. 214, ii. Additional original hymns by Caswall are in the Arundel Hymns, 1902, and other collections. The following are from the Masque of Mary, &c, 1858:—
1. Christian soul, dost thou desire. After Holy Communion.
2. Come, let me for a moment cast. Holy Communion.
3. O Jesu Christ [Lord], remember. Holy Communion.
4. Oft, my soul, thyself remind. Man's Chief End.
5. Sleep, Holy Babe. Christmas. Appeared in the Rambler, June 1850, p. 528. Sometimes given as "Sleep, Jesus, sleep."
6. The glory of summer. Autumn.
7. This is the image of the queen. B. V. M.
His "See! amid the winter's snow,” p. 1037, i., was published in Easy Hymn Tunes, 1851, p. 36. In addition the following, mainly altered texts or centos of his translations are also in common use:—
1. A regal throne, for Christ's dear sake. From "Riches and regal throne," p. 870, ii.
2. Come, Holy Ghost, Thy grace inspire. From "Spirit of grace and union," p. 945, i.
3. Hail! ocean star, p. 99, ii,, as 1873. In the Birmingham Oratory Hymn Book, 1850, p. 158.
4. Lovely flow'rs of martyrs, hail. This is the 1849 text. His 1873 text is "Flowers of martyrdom," p. 947, i.
5. None of all the noble cities. From "Bethlehem! of noblest cities," p. 946, ii.
6. O Jesu, Saviour of the World. From “Jesu, Redeemer of the world," p. 228, ii.
7. 0 Lady, high in glory raised. From "O Lady, high in glory, Whose," p. 945, i.
The Parochial Hymn Book, 1880, has also the following original hymns by Caswall. As their use is confined to this collection, we give the numbers only:—
IS os. 1, 2, 3, 159 (Poems, 1873, p. 453), 209 (1873, p. 288), 299, 324 (1873, p. 323), 357, 402, 554, 555, 558, 569 (1873, p. 334). These are from his Masque of Mary 1858. Nos. 156, 207 (1873, p. 296), 208 (1873, p. 297), 518. These are from his May Pageant, 1865.
As several of these hymns do not begin with the original first lines, the original texts are indicated as found in his Poems, 1873. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Edward Caswall
John Reading
1645 - 1692 Tune Title: ADESTE FIDELES (Portuguese Hymn) Hymnal Number: 38 Composer of "ADESTE FIDELES (Portuguese Hymn)" in Evangelical Lutheran hymnal b. c1645, Lincoln; d. 1692, Winchester; English composer and organist; organist to Winchester Cathedral from 1675 to 1681; Adeste fideles has been attributed to him.
John Reading
