Jesus Christus herrscht als König

Jesus Christus herrscht als König. Philipp Friedrich Hiller* (1699-1769). First published in Hiller’s Die Reyhe der Vorbilder Jesu Christi (Stuttgart, 1757). Unlike the hymns in Hiller’s Geistliches Liederkästlein, this was a long hymn of 26 stanzas, shortened to 11 (1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 18, 20, 25, 26) in EG, where it is found in the ‘Himmelfahrt’ (‘Ascension’) section (EG 123). Its original title was ‘Lied von dem grossen Erlöser den 28. Aug. 1755. über Ephes. 1, 21, 22.’ It is a hymn of praise to the risen and ascended Saviour (‘Erlöser’), now enthroned in heaven, using the text from Ephesians 1: 20-23: Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his...