Nun liebe Seel, nun ist es Zeit
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"Nun liebe Seel, nun ist es Zeit", alternatively written "Nun, liebe Seel, nun ist es Zeit" (Now, dear soul, now it is time), is a Lutheran hymn for Epiphany, in five stanzas of six lines each, by Georg Weissel. It was first printed in 1642, set as a motet by Johannes Eccard. A version with an additional stanza is attributed to Johann Christoph Arnschwanger.
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"Nun liebe Seel, nun ist es Zeit" | |
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German Lutheran hymn | |
English | Now dear soul, now it is time |
Related | Motet by Johannes Eccard |
Occasion | Epiphany |
Written | before 1635 (1635) |
Text | Georg Weissel |
Melody | |
Published | 1642 (1642) |
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Hymnals indicate "In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr" as the singing tune for both the five-stanza and six-stanza versions of the hymn. With this melody, Johann Sebastian Bach used its last stanza in Part V of his Christmas Oratorio.