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Friday, April 15, 2022

Two Hymns very old

Ah, holy Jesus and I Sacred Head Now Wounded go back centuries. Can you believe that ah, Holy Jesus' lyrics were first penned in the century of the 300s in Latin? I think of how dark the times, how little of what we have now, modern inventions, and light in our minds, things we've learned! But these hymns are so meaningful. They talk about what Christ did for us. I think it was Bach who later wrote the beautiful music for each. The basic tune carries that feeling of sadness and joy, reverence and worship. And a German lyricist later added to the lyrics as well, for both songs.  It is also meaningful that the newer lyrics and the music came around the same time as the reformation.
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