#759 - O Du Frohliche, O Du Selige

Composer:
- Tattersall's Psalmody, 1794
Also known as:
- Lord, Dismiss us with Thy Blessing
- Sicilian Mariners' Hymn
- Sicily
- O Du Fröhliche
- O How Joyfully
- O Sanctissima, O Piissima
- O Thou Joyful, O Thou Wonderful
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Lyrics:
O du fröhliche, o du selige,
gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit!
Welt ging verloren, Christ ist geboren;
freue, freue dich o Christenheit!

O du fröhliche, o du selige,
gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit!
Himmlische Heere jauchzen dir Ehre,
freue, freue dich, o Christenheit!

O du fröhliche, o du selige,
gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit!
Christ ist erschienen, uns zu versühnen;
freue, freue dich, o Christenheit!
- Johannes Daniel Falk (1768-1826), 1816
Lyrics:
O thou joyful, O thou wonderful
Grace revealing Christmastide!
Jesus came to win us
From all sin within us;
Glorify, glorify the Holy Child!

O thou joyful, O thou wonderful
Love revealing Christmastide!
Loud hosannas singing,
And all praises bringing,
May Thy love, may Thy love with us abide.

O thou joyful, O thou wonderful
Peace revealing Christmastide!
Darkness disappeareth,
God’s own light now neareth,
Peace and joy, peace and joy to all betide.
- trans. Henry Katterjohn (1869-1931), 1919
See also:
- #11 - Sicilian Hymn
- #661 - Sicily

#11 - Sicilian Hymn, #661 - Sicily and #759 - O Du Frohliche, O Du Selige are the same melody, although the accompaniment differs significantly.