Gott Lob, der Sonntag kommt herbei

Gott Lob, der Sonntag kommt herbei. Johann Olearius* (1611-1684). From the collection by Olearius, Geistliche Singe-Kunst Und ordentlich verfassetes vollständiges Gesang-Buch (Leipzig, 1671). As the first line makes clear, it is a hymn for Sunday, found in the ‘Eingang und Ausgang’ section of EG in four verses (EG 162). ‘Praise God, Sunday has come, the day on which God made light, and brought us life by rising from the dead; so human beings may rejoice.’ Every verse ends...

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