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Dear Christians, One and All Rejoice

ES IST GEWISSLICH AN DER ZEIT · 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 · words Martin Luther · music German, 16th century

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Dear Christians, One and All Rejoice ed nal me I re joice, Son: grace, naught, lay. be e a tan's and lov ter vail chains all God 3. My 2. Fast 1. Dear 4. bound Christ 5. He could one Sa his his saw, spake good ians, in works in to and and God's ed ment el ment der heart of ten judg night his will with was thought go, Then He Free Sin And jew on gainst tor nit bright up a my u fought, ness crown, day, voice my ul ed with row to com tion ly were of take out sin dark ta time sor they brood ex 'Tis My For Death With ion; sure; éd; me; ing, mea pass stain o'er spring a ders er des row and hath I ther's him set Fa pair, still God claim er drove turn'd sin From He Grief Deep Pro sor me to deep won and to me and the free, heart I fell, done, ly my to was to ture er re good sal man his good moth rap ho in dead save bring And To And There And tion; ure. éd. me. ing, va pleas main bore sing and for po was hath ev dear sink ssessed cost with his I ly ly live gave hell firm dear sin thee best fast it est. er. ing. me. him. ter the ing be right for to me a the death cost left come arm bit small noth was his Slay Not Had Life How May He To So Right he smart die, hell, won; him, heal but liv vic to that my ing t'ry Martin Luther, 1883 ES IST GEWISSLICH AN DER ZEIT 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 German, 16th century

1.Dear Christians, one and all rejoice,
With exultation springing,
And with united heart and voice
And holy rapture singing,
Proclaim the wonders God hath done,
How his right arm the vict'ry won;
Right dearly it hath cost him.

2.Fast bound in Satan's chains I lay.
Death brooded darkly o'er me;
Sin was my torment night and day,
Therein my mother bore me.
Deeper and deeper still I fell,
Life was become a living hell,
So firmly sin possessed me.

3.My good works could avail me naught,
For they with sin were stainéd;
Freewill against God's judgment fought,
And dead to good remainéd.
Grief drove me to despair, and I
Had nothing left me but to die,
To hell I fast was sinking.

4.God saw, in his eternal grace,
My sorrow out of measure;
He thought upon his tenderness
To save was his good pleasure.
He turn'd to me a Father's heart—
Not small the cost to heal my smart
He gave his best and dearest.

5.He spake to his beloved Son:
'Tis time to take compassion;
Then go, bright jewel of my crown,
And bring to man salvation;
From sin and sorrow set him free,
Slay bitter death for him, that he
May live with thee forever.

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