Scripture Verse

Our Lord Jesus Christ…though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9

Introduction

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Catherine Winkworth
(1827–1878)

Words: Ur­ban Lang­hans, in Mar­tin Ham­mer’s Laud­es Im­ma­nu­el­is (Leip­zig, Ger­ma­ny: 1620) (Lasst uns alle fröh­lich sein). Trans­lat­ed from Ger­man to Eng­lish by Ca­the­rine Wink­worth, Chor­ale Book for Eng­land (Lon­don: Long­man, Green, Long­man, Ro­berts & Green, 1863), num­ber 29.

Music: Lasst uns alle Ge­sang­buch, an­der Teil (Dres­den, Ger­ma­ny: 1632) (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Lang­hans (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Let us all with glad­some voice
Praise the God of Hea­ven,
Who, to bid our hearts re­joice,
His own Son hath giv­en.

To this vale of tears He comes,
Here to serve in sad­ness,
That with Him in Heav’n’s fair home
We may reign in glad­ness.

We are rich, for He was poor;
Is not this a won­der?
Therefore praise God ev­er­more
Here on earth and yon­der.

O Lord Christ, our Sav­ior dear,
Be Thou ev­er near us.
Grant us now a glad new year.
Amen, Je­sus, hear us!