Ach zeuch mit deiner Gnade ein,
Dein’ Freundlichkeit auch uns erschein’,
Dein heil’ger Geist uns führ’ und leit’
Den Weg zur ew’gen Seligkeit!
Dem Namen dein, o Herr,
Sei ewig Preis und Ehr’!
One of our finest German Advent hymns, based on Psalm 24. It was written for use on the first Sunday in Advent.
Georg Weissel was born at Domnau, Prussia. He was a student of theology, a teacher, and, from 1623, until his death in 1635, the pastor of Roszgärt’schen Church in Königsberg. He is the author of twenty hymns, this being probably the best and most widely used. Our version is a translation of stanzas 1, 2, 3, and 5 of the original.
For comments on Catherine Winkworth see [Hymn 236].
MUSIC. MACHT HOCH DIE TÜR is one of several chorale tunes, probably the most popular, to which this hymn is set.