Geh unter der Gnade

"Geh unter der Gnade"
Christian hymn
EnglishGo under the mercy
Written1987 (1987)
Textby Manfred Siebald
LanguageGerman
Melodyby Siebald

"Geh unter der Gnade" (Go under the mercy) is a Christian hymn in German with text and music by Manfred Siebald, written in 1987. It is a hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL), appearing in the Protestant Evangelisches Gesangbuch, and in many songbooks. The first verse begins "Alte Stunden, alte Tage" (Old hours, old days).[1]

History

Manfred Siebald wrote the German text and the music of "Geh unter der Gnade" in 1987, first as a birthday greeting for the 60th birthday of the publisher Friedrich Hänssler, trying to translate the greeting "Go under the mercy" into German.[2] It is a hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL), that appeared in the Protestant hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch, as EG 543, and in many songbooks.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Geh unter der Gnade (Alte Stunden, alte Tage)". evangeliums.net (in German). 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Geh unter der Gnade". christusallein.com (in German). 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
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