New church songs

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New Congregational Songs (abbreviated NGL ) is the title of a church hymn book that was used primarily in the services and gatherings of the congregations of the Federation of Evangelical Free Churches as a collection of songs to complement the congregational songs from 1993 to 2003. In community circles, it was also because of its short Einbandfarbe the blue called while the main hymnal community songs as the Red was called. With the introduction of the new free church hymn book Fieren & Loben , in which many songs from the New Congregational Songs were included, it became increasingly less important.

Scope, content and structure

The new church songs present 161 songs. The texts, especially their translations into German as well as their melodies and sentences, are mostly from the 20th century. In addition to some songs of the revival movement , especially songs of the charismatic awakening , the evangelical movement and communitarian communities were included in this song collection.

The well-known free church lyricists and composers whose songs have been included in the hymn book Neue Gemeindelieder include Günter Balders, Klaus and Hella Heizmann , Wiard Popkes , Paul Ernst Ruppel , Hartmut Stiegler as well as Peter Strauch and Jörg Swoboda .

The structure is mainly based on the practice of worship . The first part (30 songs) is about the worship of God. The second part (20 songs) deals with praise and thanks . Part 3 (9 songs) and 4 (9 songs) are dedicated to intercession and the word of God . Four hymns relate to the Lord's Supper and five chants relate to the topics of church and community . The call to faith is the theme of 19 songs. 45 songs are about confession , following and trusting Jesus Christ . Eight songs deal with the times of day and evening and eight songs with the blessing .

Song selection and editing

Günter Balders , hymnologist and professor of church history at the theological seminar of the Federation of Evangelical Free Churches , Hartmut Stiegler and Wolfgang Bauer played a key role in the selection of songs and their processing .

literature

  • Günter Balders, Wolfgang Bauer, Hartmut Stiegler: New Community Songs , Wuppertal and Kassel 1993, ISBN 3-7893-7843-7 .
  • Wolfgang Bauer: "The Blue". How "New Congregational Songs" came about in: The praise of God brings heaven to earth. Festschrift for Günter Balders on his 65th birthday (Ed. Uwe Swarat, on behalf of the Theological Seminary Elstal and the Christian Singers Association), Wuppertal 2007, ISBN 3877530656 and ISBN 978-3877530658 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolfgang Bauer: "The Blue". How "New Congregational Songs" came about in: The praise of God brings heaven to earth. Festschrift for Günter Balders on his 65th birthday (Ed. Uwe Swarat, on behalf of the Theological Seminary Elstal and the Christian Singers Association), Wuppertal 2007, ISBN 3877530656 and ISBN 978-3877530658 .
  2. ↑ Songbook: New Congregational Songs, alphabetical index of the songs in the Christian song database, accessed on January 13, 2010
  3. ↑ For example NGL 144: As long as my Jesus lives by Ernst Gebhardt
  4. ↑ For example, Songs from Youth on a Mission , Marion Warrington
  5. ↑ For example NGL 145: Worn on Adler's wing by Anni von Viebahn
  6. ↑ For example NGL 17: Father, we adore from the Gnadenthal community ; NGL 18: Laudate omnes gentes from the community of Taizé ; NGL 147: A new day begins by Helga Poppe ( Kreuzbruderschaft )

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