Above:  The Luther Rose

Scan by Kenneth Randolph Taylor

Johann(es) Olearius (1635-1711), a German Lutheran minister, wrote 302 hymns and compiled an important hymnal, Geistliche Singe-Kunst (1671).

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The New Church Year Again is Come:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/11/17/the-new-church-year-again-is-come/

Lord, Open Thou My Heart to Hear:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/lord-open-thou-my-heart-to-hear/

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Above:  St. Clement’s Episcopal Church, Canton, Georgia, September 20, 2009

Image Source = Bill Monk, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta

Original German Words (1671) by Johann(es) Olearius (1635-1711)

English Translation (1880) by Matthias Loy (1828-1915)

Hymn Source = The Lutheran Hymnal (1941), Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America

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1.  Lord, open Thou my heart to hear

And through Thy Word to me draw near;

Let me Thy Word e’er pure retain,

Let me Thy child and heir remain.

2.  Thy Word doth deeply move the heart,

Thy Word doth perfect health impart,

Thy Word my soul with joy doth bless,

Thy Word brings peace and happiness.

3.  To God the Father, God the Son,

And God the Spirit, Three in One,

Shall glory, praise, and honor be

Now and throughout eternity.

Above:  St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia, December 16, 2012

Image Source = Bill Monk, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta

Hymn Source = American Lutheran Hymnal (1930), American Lutheran Church (1930-1960) and its predecessors

Original Words (1671) by Johann(es) Olearius (1611-1684)

English Translation (1880) by Emmauel Cronenwett (1841-1931)

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1.  The new Church Year again is come

And wakes the joy of Christendom;

Thy King, O Zion, comes to thee,

Rejoice, rejoice eternally!

Hallelujah!

2.  Now in our midst anew are heard

The lessons of God’s holy Word,

That lead the way to life and heav’n;

Lord, praise to Thee for this be giv’n!

Hallelujah!

3.  Thy truth repeated o’er and o’er,

Our faith will strengthen more and more;

Let it abide in us, that we

May render endless praise to Thee.

Hallelujah!