Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Awake, the voice is calling us a hymn by Philipp Nicolai in 1599, published in the appendix to his book Joy mirror of eternal life. The melody quotes a phrase from that time known silver way of the Nuremberg shoemaker and champion singer Hans Sachs
Description
The song refers to the parable of the wise and foolish virgins (Matthew 25:1-13 KJV ), and the prophecies of Isaiah (Isaiah 52.8 KJV ) and in particular the end of the liturgical year ( Sunday after eternity evangelical tradition ) or in Advent sung ( according to Catholic tradition).
The pair constellation, that the human soul is getting married Zion as a personalized Jerusalem the Messiah has arisen over the centuries from a Jewish and Christian interpretation of the Song of Songs.
The characteristic first notes of the chorale give a ringing motif name.
The song forms the basis of the eponymous cantata Wachet, reminds us of the voice of Johann Sebastian Bach ( BWV 140). Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy used it for his oratorio St. Paul both in the overture as a chorale. Max Reger developed from it "on Awake, the voice calls us " his imagination on the Chorale (see Three chorale fantasias ( Max Reger ), op 52, 2).
It is found today in the Evangelical Hymnal (EC 147, 3rd verse with chorale by Johann Sebastian Bach additional EC 535 as the end of the stem portion ) as the opening of the section end of the liturgical year, which corresponds to its position as the main song for the last Sunday of; in the old praise of God ( No. 110), as in the old Catholic Hymns Attuned (E 304) was, however, in the section Advent. In introduced on 1 Advent Sunday, 2013 new praise of God is the song under the number 554 in the category classified " The heavenly city " ( eschatology ). In the free-church hymnal celebrations and praise under No. 287 and in the Mennonite hymnal under No. 414
Especially the third verse has been doing changed the course of history of tradition, because the words Consorten (in the sense of partnership ) and jo, jo (or io, io, as In dulci jubilo ) in the 19th century not more than understandable and timely were perceived.
Text
Awake auff / rufft us the voice The guard very high auff the battlements, Wax you auff Instead Jerusalem. Midnight called this hour You Ruffen us with bright lips: Where seydt her clever Jungfrauwen? Wohlauff / the bridegroom cometh / If auff / lamps nimpt / Alleluia! Get ready / For the wedding / You must go to meet him. Zion hears the watchmen singing / The heart does her jump for Frewden, She watches and is auff haste: Your friend cometh from heaven magnificently, From graces starck, in truth powerful: Your Liecht wirdt bright, her star is auff. Nu you come worthy Kron / Lord Jesus, Son of God / Hosanna. We follow all the Frewden hall And keep up with the Last Supper. Gloria sey sung dir / With people and English tongues / With Harpffen and Cymbaln beautiful: From zwölff beads, the doors are In your Stattt / we are Consorten The Angels high mod your throne / No eye has ever felt / No ear has heard / Such Freuwde. Dess we are glad / jo / jo Eternally in dulci Iubilo.
" Awake, " voice is calling The guard very high on the battlements, " Wake up, O city of Jerusalem! Midnight is, this hour! " Call us with ringing voices: "Where are ye wise virgins? Come, the bridegroom comes, Stand up and take your lamps! Hallelujah! Get ready for the wedding; You must go to meet him! " Zion hears the watchmen singing, Her heart jump for joy, She watches and is hurrying on. My friend comes from the sky magnificently, Mercy strong, in truth powerful; Your light is bright, her star rises. Now come, you Kron, Lord Jesus, Son of God! Hosanna! We follow all the joy hall And keeping with the Lord's Supper. Gloria be sung to you With people and with the tongues of angels, Nicely with harps, and with cymbals. From twelve pearls are the gates, In your town; we stand in the choir The angel up to your throne. No eye has ever felt, No ear has heard more Such joy. Des, we rejoice and sing to Thee Hallelujah for ever and ever.