"Der Herr wird dich mit seiner Güte segnen" (The Lord will bless you with his goodness) is a Christian poem by
Helmut Schlegel. It became a hymn of the genre
Neues Geistliches Lied
''Neues Geistliches Lied'' (, ''new spiritual song''), abbreviated NGL, is a music genre of songs in German intended for church usage, and based on contemporary lyrics and with music by contemporary composers.
History
The idea to reach youn ...
with a 1998 melody by
Thomas Gabriel, part of the German Catholic hymnal ''
Gotteslob''.
History
The text was written by the
Franciscan Helmut Schlegel, in seven stanzas and a refrain, both of four lines. It is based on the
Priestly Blessing.
The text has been set to music by
Thomas Gabriel 1998, and was included in the German common Catholic hymnal ''
Gotteslob'' as GL 452.
With a different melody by Winfried Heurich, it is part of the ''Gotteslobs regional section for the
Diocese of Limburg as GL 849.
References
External links
* Simon Schade,
Gabriel Dessauer
Gabriel Dessauer (born 4 December 1955) is a German cantor, concert organist, and academic. He was responsible for the church music at St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden from 1981 to 2021, conducting the Chor von St. Bonifatius until 2018. He is an inte ...
Liedporträt GL 849 / "Der Herr wird dich mit seiner Güte segnen" Diocese of Limburg
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German poems
Catholic hymns in German
Contemporary Christian songs
2009 songs
Neues Geistliches Lied