Die ganze Welt, Herr Jesu Christ
Die ganze Welt, Herr Jesu Christ. Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld* (1591-1635).
Probably written at Mainz in 1622, this is believed to have been published in a now-lost collection of Außerlesene Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesäng (1623), and is found in Catholische Kirchen Gesäng (Cologne, 1625), where it had the title ‘Frewd der gantzen Welt’ (‘peace of the whole world’). It is an Easter hymn (EG 110, Gotteslob 219), which links the joy of the resurrection to the coming of spring, with the acclamation ‘Hallelujah’ (four times in each stanza). It is based on medieval folk-songs of spring, with Hallelujah substituted for ‘Hilatiter’, and with the earth becoming green, (stanza 2), the birds...
If you have a valid subscription to Dictionary of Hymnology, please log inlog in to view this content. If you require a subscription, please click here.
MLA style (see MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 3rd Ed.)
. "Die ganze Welt, Herr Jesu Christ."
The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Canterbury Press. Web. 6 Mar. 2026.<
http://www.hymnology.co.uk/d/die-ganze-welt,-herr-jesu-christ>.
Chicago style (see The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Ed.)
. "Die ganze Welt, Herr Jesu Christ."
The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Canterbury Press, accessed March 6, 2026,
http://www.hymnology.co.uk/d/die-ganze-welt,-herr-jesu-christ.