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Wenn wir das Leben teilen

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"Wenn wir das Leben teilen"
Christian hymn
EnglishWhen we share life
Written2001 (2001)
Textby Hans Florenz [de]
LanguageGerman
Melodyby Michael Wackenheim

"Wenn wir das Leben teilen" (When we share life) is a 2001 Christian offertory hymn with text by Hans Florenz, with a melody by Michael Wackenheim. The hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied is contained in several hymnals and songbooks.

History

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The text "Wenn wir das Leben teilen" was written by Hans Florenz [de] The melody was composed by Michael Wackenheim.

The song has five stanzas, all ending with a refrain.[1][2] The melody is in E minor and in common time. It is dominated by lively eighth-notes; only the call "Jesus Christ" features three quarter-notes in a row, beginning both lines of the refrain. The song of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL) is contained in the common German Catholic hymnal, Gotteslob, as GL 474.[1][3] It is also contained in hymnals for young people, such as Ein Segen sein.[4] It has been recommended as an offertory hymn for weddings, also usable for the opening or closing of such events.[5]

The Katholikentag in Stuttgart in 2022 had the motto "leben teilen" (share life), taken from the song which was featured often.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lied des Monats August 2021 / "Wenn wir das Leben teilen wie das täglich Brot" - Gotteslob Nr. 474". kath-kirche-kaernten.at (in German). August 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "leben teilen / Gebets- und Impulsheft zur Vorbereitung auf den Katholikentag in Stuttgart" (PDF). static.katholikentag.de (in German). 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL) in der Übersicht". mein-gotteslob.de (in German). 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Ein Segen sein". evangeliums.net (in German). 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Kommt herbei, singt dem Herrn / Liedvorschläge aus dem Gotteslob und "Ein Segen sein - Junges Gotteslob"". kirchlich-heiraten.de (in German). 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.