I have been leafing through my father's heavily annotated Methodist hymn book again, as it is time to get my stiff fingers agile on the piano once more. No. 813 is a tune written by Crüger and published in 1653. In the Methodist book, it is used for 'The Lord will come, and not be slow', but in the Lutheran hymnary (Songs of Devout Practice) referred to, the text by Paul Gerhardt starts with the following two verses (quite a way to start your day!):
Nun danket all und bringet Ehr
Nun danket all und bringet Ehr,
ihr Menschen in der Welt,
dem, dessen Lob der Engel Heer
im Himmel stets vermeldt.
Er gebe uns ein fröhlich Herz,
erfrische Geist und Sinn.
Und werf’ all Angst, Furcht, Sorg und Schmerz
in Meeres Tiefe hin.
Now all your thanks and honour bring
Now all your thanks and honour bring,
ye mortals here on Earth,
to Him whose praise the angels sing,
in Heaven’s universe.
He grant us joyfulness of heart,
our mind and soul refresh,
All fear, dread, pain and sorrow cast
into the ocean’s depths.
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