Advent songs (german: Adventslieder, link=no) are songs and hymns intended for

Advent Advent is a Christian season of preparation for the Nativity of Christ at Christmas. It is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity. The name was adopted from Latin "coming; arrival", translating Greek ''parousia''. In ...

, the four weeks of preparation for

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. Topics of the time of expectation are the hope for a

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, prophecies, and the symbolism of light, among others. Several of the songs are part of

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s such as the German Catholic ''

Gotteslob ''Gotteslob'' ("Praise of God") is the title of the hymnbook authorized by the Catholic dioceses in Germany, Austria, South Tyrol, Luxembourg and Liège, Belgium. First published in Advent 2013, it is the current official hymnal for German-speaki ...

'' (GL) and the Protestant '' Evangelisches Gesangbuch'' (EG). ''This is a

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and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.''

4th century

Veni redemptor gentium "Veni redemptor gentium" (Come, Redeemer of the nations) is a Latin Advent or Christmas hymn by Ambrose of Milan in iambic tetrameter. The hymn is assigned to the Office of Readings for Advent, from December 17 through December 24, in the Liturgy ...

6th century

O Antiphons The O Antiphons (also known as the Great Advent Antiphons or Great Os) are Magnificat antiphons used at Vespers on the last seven days of Advent in Western Christian traditions. They likely date to sixth-century Italy, when Boethius refers to the ...

* Vox clara ecce intonat

12th century

* Veni, veni, Emmanuel (the most common

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in the Anglophone world dates to the 19th century)

13th century

Angelus ad virginem "" (Latin for "The angel came to the virgin", also known by its English title, "Gabriel, from Heven King Was to the Maide Sende") is a medieval carol whose text is a poetic version of the Hail Mary and the Annunciation by the archangel Gabriel to th ...

Gabriel's Message "Gabriel's Message" or "The angel Gabriel from heaven came" ( eu, Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen) is a Basque Christmas folk carol about the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary by the archangel Gabriel that she would become the mother of Jesus Christ t ...

14th century

* Sei uns willkommen, Herre Christ

15th century

Adam lay ybounden "Adam lay ybounden", originally titled Adam lay i-bowndyn, is a 15th-century English Christian text of unknown authorship. It relates the Biblical events of Genesis, Chapter 3 on the Fall of Man. Originally a song text, no contemporary musical se ...

The Cherry-Tree Carol "The Cherry-Tree Carol" ( Roud 453) is a ballad with the rare distinction of being both a Christmas carol and one of the Child Ballads (no. 54). The song itself is very old, reportedly sung in some form at the Feast of Corpus Christi in the early ...

Es kommt ein Schiff, geladen "" ("A ship is coming, laden"), is an Advent season chorale and Marian Hymn. It is one of the oldest religious songs of German origin. History The oldest existing text source is a manuscript dated before 1450. It was found in the Strasbourg Dom ...

* Ther is no rose of swych vertu

16th century

Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen "" (The morning star is risen) is an Advent song and Christmas carol with lyrics by Lutheran minister Daniel Rumpius (or Rump), published first in 1587. The common melody by Michael Praetorius appeared later in 1609. It was reprinted, slightly rev ...

Es ist ein Ros entsprungen "" (literally "A rose has sprung up") is a Christmas carol and Marian hymn of German origin. It is most commonly translated into English as "Lo, how a rose e'er blooming" and is also called "A Spotless Rose" and "Behold a Rose of Judah". The rose ...

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery or convent.''The Oxford English Dictionary'', vol. X, page 599. The term is o ...

Of the Father's Heart Begotten "Of the Father's heart begotten" alternatively known as "Of the Father's love begotten" is a doctrinal hymn based on the Latin poem "Corde natus" by the Roman poet Aurelius Prudentius, from his ''Liber Cathemerinon'' (hymn no. IX) beginning "Da ...

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing-day" is an English carol usually attributed as "traditional"; its first written appearance is in William B. Sandys' ''Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern'' of 1833. However, it is almost certainly of a much earlier da ...

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme "" (literally: Awake, the voice is calling us) is a Lutheran hymn written in German language, German by Philipp Nicolai, first published in 1599 together with "". It appears in German hymnals and in several English hymnals in translations such a ...

17th century

Conditor alme siderum Conditor alme siderum, is a seventh-century Latin hymn used during the Christian liturgical season of Advent. It is also known in English as Creator of the Stars of Night, from a translation by J.M. Neale. History It was formerly ascribed to S ...

Macht hoch die Tür "Macht hoch die Tür" (Fling wide the door) is a German popular Advent hymn, written in Ducal Prussia in the 17th century. The lyrics were written by Georg Weissel in 1623, for the inauguration of the Altroßgärter Kirche in Königsberg. The mel ...

Mit Ernst, o Menschenkinder "" (literally: With seriousness, you Children of Man) is an Advent hymn by . It partly paraphrases the call to penitence by John the Baptist. The text was first published in 1642 in the collection ''Preußische Festlieder''. The different melody t ...

O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf" (O Saviour, tear open the heavens) is a Christian Advent song. The text was first printed in 1622, attributed to Friedrich Spee; the melody was first printed in 1666. History The song was first published in Wür ...

* Rorate cæli (as a separate Advent hymn) * *

Wie soll ich dich empfangen "Wie soll ich dich empfangen" ("Ah! Lord, how shall I meet Thee", literally: How shall I receive you) is a Christian hymn for Advent by Paul Gerhardt. It was first published in 1653 in the fifth edition of the hymnal ''Praxis Pietatis Melica'' by J ...

18th century

Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus "Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus" is a 1744 Advent and Christmas carol common in Protestant hymnals. The text was written by Charles Wesley. It is performed to one of several tunes, including "Stuttgart" (attr. to Christian Friedrich Witt), " Hyfr ...

* Jesus Christ the Apple Tree * Lo! He comes with clouds descending * On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry *

19th century

Bereden väg för Herran "Bereden väg för Herran" ("Make Way For the Lord") is a Christian hymn with lyrics by Frans Michael Franzén in 1812. Britt G. Hallqvist later rewrote the final verse lyrics. Describing Jesus coming into Jerusalem, it is a popular Advent song. ...

The Holly and the Ivy "The Holly and the Ivy" is a traditional British folk Christmas carol, listed as number 514 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song can be traced only as far as the early nineteenth century, but the lyrics reflect an association between holly a ...

* Hosianna, Davids son * Lasst uns froh und munter sein * Leise rieselt der Schnee * Macht weit die Pforten in der Welt * Maria durch ein Dornwald ging * Meine Seele, dank und singe * Tochter Zion, freue dich

20th century

* Advent är mörker och kyla * Adventstid * Det är advent * *

Kündet allen in der Not "" (Tell all in need) is a Christian hymn with German text by Friedrich Dörr written in 1971 to a 1662 melody by Johann Rudolf Ahle. The song is part of the German Catholic hymnal ''Gotteslob''. History Friedrich Dörr wrote the text of "" in 1 ...

* Long Ago, Prophets Knew * Und unser lieben Frauen *Up, Awake, and Away! (Traditional Galician carol arranged by

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) * Vi tänder ett ljus i advent

Secular Advent songs

* * Leise rieselt der Schnee *

Literature

* Gerhard Engelsberger: ''Bilder vom Kommen Gottes. Dichter, Bilder und Botschaft der Adventslieder.'' Evangelischer Presseverband für Baden, Karlsruhe

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