Dieser Tag ist Christus eigen
Contemporary Christian hymn
"Dieser Tag ist Christus eigen" | |
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Catholic hymn | |
Written | 2004 (2004) |
Text | by Peter Gerloff |
Language | German |
Melody | by Gilbert König |
Composed | 1939 |
"Dieser Tag ist Christus eigen" (This day belongs to Christ) is a Christian hymn with text by Peter Gerloff [de], written in 2004, to a 1939 melody by Gilbert König. The song was included in the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob.
History
The text was written by Peter Gerloff [de] in 2004, focused on the Sunday as a day of rest as described in the Genesis narration of the Creation, and as day of memory of the resurrection of Jesus.[1][2]
The song has three stanzas of four lines each.[1] It was written to a 1939 melody by Gilbert König. The hymn was included in the German Catholic hymnal Gotteslob in 2013 as GL 103,[3] in the section Sonntag (Sunday).[4]
References
- ^ a b Walter, Meinrad (July 2013). "Dieser Tag ist Christus eigen (GL 103)" (PDF). gotteslob.at (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Drießen, Wolfgang (23 August 2014). "Dieser Tag ist Christus eigen". SWR (in German). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Dieser Tag ist Christus eigen". evangeliums.net (in German). 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "GL 103 "Dieser Tag ist Christus eigen"". gotteslob.katholisch.de (in German). 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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21st-century hymns in German
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