The Franciscan Helmut Schlegel wrote texts of several hymns in German. With the music by various composers in the genre Neues Geistliches Lied, many of them appeared in the 2013 Catholic hymnal Gotteslob , and in other songbooks.
The Franciscan Helmut Schlegel wrote texts of several hymns in German. With the music by various composers in the genre Neues Geistliches Lied, many of them appeared in the 2013 Catholic hymnal Gotteslob , and in other songbooks.
Schlegel is a German Franciscan, Catholic priest, meditation instructor, author, librettist and songwriter. He led from 2007 to 2018 the centre for Christian meditation and spirituality of the Diocese of Limburg, based at the Heilig Kreuz church in Frankfurt-Bornheim. [1] He wrote texts for more than 200 hymns, [2] which inspired various composers to write music of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied. Many of the songs appeared in the 2013 Catholic hymnal Gotteslob , some in the common section, others in the Limburg regional section. They also became part of other hymnals and songbooks, such as Junges Gotteslob, the hymnal for young people, [3] the 2013 choral songbook Die Träume hüten (Guarding the dreams), published by Dehm-Verlag, [4] [5] and the Freiburger Kinderchorbuch (children's choir book), commissioned by the Diocese of Freiburg and published by Carus-Verlag. [6]
The sortable list has the songs initially in the order of Gotteslob, with the regional section of the Diocese of Limburg. The first column, the song's number in the hymnal, is followed by the beginning, the composer, the year of composition, and notes. [2]
| No. | Title | Composer | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452 | Der Herr wird dich mit seiner Güte segnen | Thomas Gabriel | 1988 | blessing |
| 764 | Jesus Christus, Menschensohn | Helmut Föller | Kyrie | |
| 843 | Ich glaube dir, du Freund des Lebens | Joachim Raabe | 2008/2009 | Credo |
| 849 | Der Herr wird dich mit seiner Güte segnen | Winfried Heurich | blessing | |
| 885 | Glauben können wie du | Winfried Heurich | 2009 | Marian song |
| Auf zu neuen Horizonten | Stephan Sahm | |||
| Der Tag bricht an | Johannes Schröder | Magnificat | ||
| Du ewiges Sein | Thomas Gabriel | Psalm 17 | ||
| Ein jeder Tag | Peter Reulein | 2016 | ||
| Ich kehre zurück | Ricarda Moufang | Nunc dimittis | ||
| Jesus Christus, Menschensohn | Joachim Raabe | Kyrie | ||
| Wenn mein Lebenstag sich neigt | Arndt Büssing | Nunc dimittis | ||
Schlegel wrote "Jesus Christus, Menschensohn" as a three-fold call to the Jesus, like the liturgical Kyrie, addressed as the Son of man. [3] The first stanza requests enlightenment to see God face to face. The second stanza recalls that Jesus carried on the Cross what we suffer. The third stanza requests that Jesus, called ("gerufen") from grave and death, may be with us on life's steps ("Stufen"). [7] [3] [8]
The text was set to music by both Helmut Föller, [9] a church musician responsible for the musical education of priests and pastoral workers at the Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology in Frankfurt, [8] [7] as by Joachim Raabe. [9]
Schlegel wrote "Der Tag bricht an" (The day will break) as a free paraphrase of the Magnificat. [10] With music by Johannes Schröder, it appeared in the collection for evensong, Auf dem Weg durch diese Nacht, published by Dehm Verlag. [10]
Helmut Alfons Schlegel is a German Franciscan, Catholic priest, meditation instructor, author, librettist and songwriter. He is known for writing new spiritual songs, set to music by various composers.
Patrick Dehm is a German Catholic theologian, supervisor and clinical Gestalt therapist. He and his brother founded the Eugen Dehm foundation, supporting a holistic health concept, in memory of their father.
Joachim Raabe is a German church musician and a composer of sacred music, especially of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied.
"Der Geist des Herrn erfüllt das All" is a Christian hymn for Pentecost by Maria Luise Thurmair, written in 1941. First printed in 1946, it appeared with a 1609 melody by Melchior Vulpius in the German Catholic hymnal Gotteslob in 1975 as GL 249. It has been included in ecumenical hymnals and songbooks.
"Glauben können wie du" is a Christian poem by Helmut Schlegel, written in 2009, and made a hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied with a melody by Joachim Raabe the same year. It addresses Mary, the mother of Jesus, to be imitated living the theological virtues of faith, hope and love. The song is included in song books and the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob.
"Ob ich sitze oder stehe" is a Christian poem by Eugen Eckert, written in 1988, and made a hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied with a melody and setting by Torsten Hampel the same year. It is based on Psalm 139. The song is also known by its refrain "Von allen Seiten umgibst du mich". It is included in song books and the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob.
"Gott, der du warst und bist und bleibst" is a Christian hymn with text by Eugen Eckert and a melody by Herbert Heine. It is also known by the title of its refrain, "Wir haben hier keine bleibende Stadt". The song was written in 1993, in the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL). It appears in several regional sections of the German Catholic hymnal Gotteslob, and in other songbooks.
"Meine engen Grenzen" is a Christian poem by Eugen Eckert, written in 1981, and made a hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied with a melody and setting by Winfried Heurich the same year. The song, bringing one's shortcomings and limitations before God and praying for a broader perspective, is part of the common German Protestant and Catholic hymnals, and of other songbooks.
"Der Herr wird dich mit seiner Güte segnen" is a Christian poem by Helmut Schlegel. It became a hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied with a 1998 melody by Thomas Gabriel, part of the German Catholic hymnal Gotteslob.
"Einer ist unser Leben" is a poem in five stanzas, written by Lothar Zenetti in 1973. It became a Christian hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL) with a 1971 melody by Jean Liesse. The song is part of many hymnals, both Catholic and Protestant, and of songbooks, remaining popular in the 21st century.
"Lasst uns Gott, dem Herrn, lobsingen" is a Christian hymn in German with text by Petronia Steiner written in 1944 to a melody that Johann Georg Ebeling created in 1666 for a hymn by Paul Gerhardt. It is contained in regional sections of the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob.
"Lamm Gottes, für uns gegeben" is a Christian hymn in German with text by Eugen Eckert and a tune by Horst Christill. It is of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied. The song reflects the liturgical Agnus Dei. It is part of regional sections of the common German Catholic hymnal.
"Seht, der Stein ist weggerückt" is an Easter hymn in German with text written by the Catholic priest Lothar Zenetti in 1971. With a 2011 melody by Josef Oestemer, it became a Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL) published in 2013 in the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob, as GL 783 in the regional section for the Diocese of Limburg.
"Jesus Christus, Sohn des Lebens" is a Christian hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied by Eugen Eckert, with a melody by Peter Reulein. The song is an extended paraphrase of the Agnus Dei. It is part of hymnals and songbooks.
"Wo ein Mensch Vertrauen gibt" is a Christian hymn with text by Hans-Jürgen Netz, written in 1974, with a melody by Winfried Heurich and Fritz Baltruweit. The song of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied was included in hymnals and songbooks.
"Auf zu neuen Horizonten" is a Christian hymn with text by Helmut Schlegel, and music by Stephan Sahm. It is of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied. The song is included in the Catholic hymnal for young people, Ein Segen sein, and other songbooks.
"Auf dem Weg durch diese Nacht" is a Christian hymn created in 2005 by lyricist Eugen Eckert and composer Horst Christill. The song of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL), was first published and recorded in 2006, and has appeared in German hymnals and songbooks. Auf dem Weg durch diese Nacht became the title of a 2021 choral collection of new compositions for Abendlob.
"Was mein Herz schwer macht" is a 2001 Christian song with text by Eugen Eckert, with a melody by Jürgen Kandziora. The hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied is contained in several hymnals and songbooks.
"Wäre Gesanges voll unser Mund" is a Christian hymn with text by Eugen Eckert, written in 1999, and a melody by Alejandro Veciana. The text is derived from a Jewish text. A hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied, it is part of regional sections of the common German Catholic hymnal Gotteslob, and of other songbooks.
"Fürwahr, er trug unsre Krankheit" is a Christian hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied with text written by Eugen Eckert in 1987 to a melody from Chile. It is based on a passage from the Book of Isaiah. It is part of hymnals, including the German Catholic hymnal Gotteslob as GL 292, and songbooks.