Grates nunc omnes is the title and first three words of the

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for

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History

It dates from the 11th century and first appears in a

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from

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dating to 1030. It belongs to a set of sequences which fell out of use in the official Roman Catholic liturgy after the

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. The 'Grates nunc omnes' sequence was also used for communion and as a processional song. In the 14th century a custom developed of linking sequences with German-language

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stanzas. The

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'Lovet sistu Ihesu Crist' is first documented in a

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manuscript of 1380 from the

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monastery at Medingen.

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used this and six more verses to create his Christmas hymn ''

Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ "" ("Praise be to You, Jesus Christ") is a Lutheran hymn, written by Martin Luther in 1524. It was first published in 1524 in the . For centuries the chorale has been the prominent hymn (Hauptlied) for Christmas Day in German speaking Lutheranism, ...

'' ( EG 23, GL 252).

Text and translations

Bibliography

* Hansjakob Becker and others (ed.): ''Geistliches Wunderhorn. Große deutsche Kirchenlieder.'' C. H. Beck, München 2001, , S. 69–75.

References

External links

*
Full text
of ''Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ'' *
''Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ.''
In: ''Populäre und traditionelle Lieder. Historisch-kritisches Liederlexikon'' of the Deutsche Volksliedarchiv {{authority control Christmas carols