"Gott gab uns Atem" (God gave us breath) is a 1982 Christian hymn in German, with text by Eckart Bücken and music by Fritz Baltruweit. It appears in major modern Protestant and Catholic hymnals in German.
| "Gott gab uns Atem" | |
|---|---|
| Christian hymn | |
| Written | 1982 |
| Text | by Eckart Bücken |
| Language | German |
| Melody | by Fritz Baltruweit |
| Composed | 1982 |
History
edit"Gott gab uns Atem" was written in 1982 with text by Eckart Bücken and music by the singer-songwriter Fritz Baltruweit.[1][2] "Gott gab uns Atem" is contained in the German Catholic hymnal Gotteslob of 2013 as GL 468.[1] The hymn is part of the Protestant hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch as EG 432.[3] It is also contained in other hymnals and songbooks.[1]
Text and theme
edit"Gott gab uns Atem" is in three stanzas of four lines each.[3] The first lines of all stanzas point at something that God gave: breath, ears, hands, and their purpose: to live, to understand, to act.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Gott gab uns Atem, damit wir leben". evangeliums.net (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ a b Nagorni, Klaus (30 June 2019). "Gott gab uns Atem" (in German). SWR. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Gott gab uns Atem, damit wir leben". l4a.org (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
External links
edit- Biersack, Anna Dorothea: Gottes – Liedpredigt zu EG 432: Gott gab uns Atem, damit wir leben (in German) Herder
- Gotteslobvideo (GL 468): Gott gab uns Atem, damit wir leben (2014) on YouTube