We say to you to the dear Advent

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We say to you dear Advent is an Advent song that originated in the 20th century and is known both in the Catholic Church ( Praise to God No. 223; GL old 115) and in the Evangelical Church ( Evangelical Hymnal No. 17). The text is by the Austrian author Maria Ferschl (1895–1982), the melody by Heinrich Rohr (1902–1997). The rights are held by Herder-Verlag in Freiburg.

About the origin of the song

Advent wreath, on which another candle is lit every Sunday in Advent

The former Austrian teacher and employee in the liturgical reform of the Catholic Church , Maria Ferschl, wrote the text of the song in 1954 in Riedhausen . In doing so, the poet oriented herself to the biblical reading order of the Catholic Church for the Sundays in Advent . The melody was composed in the same year by the Mainz church music director Heinrich Rohr. The song was sung for the first time on Holy Night in 1954 in the St. Michael Church in Riedhausen.

Originally, a small schola sang the verses of the song while the congregation joined in the refrain. Outside the church one candle was lit from the other and the corresponding verse was sung.

Text, form and content

All four stanzas begin with the same text and then characterize the respective Advent Sunday. The refrain is taken from Phil 4,4  EU : “Rejoice in the Lord at all times! Once again I say: rejoice! Your goodness will be known to all people. The Lord is near. "

Verse 1 (on the 1st Sunday of Advent) determines the beginning of the “holy time” (Advent), which is about preparing the way for the coming Lord. The biblical passage from Mt 3,3  EU refers to this, which refers a corresponding call of the prophet Isaiah to John the Baptist as a pioneer.

Verse 2 (on the 2nd Sunday of Advent) recalls a passage from Rom 15.7  EU , which deals with the mutual acceptance of people - following the example of Jesus Christ .

Verse 3 (on the 3rd Sunday of Advent) again echoes the passage from Paul's letter to the Philippians: Human goodness should radiate and illuminate the "dark world" as a "bright glow".

Verse 4 (on the 4th Sunday of Advent) explains the biblical statement according to Isa 60,1  LUT : “Open up, become light; for your light is coming and the glory of the Lord rises on you! "

swell

  • Christmas song book , part 2, Freiburg, 1954
  • Gotteslob (GL), 1975 and others, No. 115
  • Evangelical Hymnal (EG), 1993 and other, No. 17

literature

  • Rolf Schweizer : We say goodbye to Advent. Singing service with children . Göttingen 1993, p. 25 ff.
  • Werner Merten: 17 - We tell you about the dear Advent . In: Gerhard Hahn , Jürgen Henkys (Hrsg.): Liederkunde zum Evangelisches Gesangbuch . No. 1 . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2000, ISBN 3-525-50319-9 , pp. 58–61 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  • Karl Christian Thust: The songs of the Evangelical Hymn book , Volume I: Church year and service (EG 1–269). Commentary on genesis, text and music . Kassel u. a. 2012, ISBN 978-3-7618-2245-6 , pp. 35-36.

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