Didn't you know the English had used it for a hymn tune? 😊 It's a splendid tune indeed!

Also in Brazilian Portuguese, with different lyrics, we have worshipped God for long time in our churches using a such beautiful German melody! In a recent service I record a small part in our worship and sent to a couple of German friends and surprised them also!

Joseph Haydn both made National anthem of Germany and this hymn.

@@saurontn6507Thank you!! I didn't know that! 🎶

Music is used by Austria as national anthem. Haydn was an austrian. Germany, and i think also EU use it as anthem

Rex deus

Amen

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There are more than 50 million Christians in India as of the 2020 census. It is a blessing but it is only about 4.8% of the population of 1.4 billion people in India.

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Well, in Nagaland and other province in the Northeastern part of India, Christianity is the majority religion. Actually, Nagaland has a higher percentage of Baptists than any state in USA!

Indeed, indeed. I studied at the University of Delhi for three solid years - and Hinduism was everywhere. I never imagined that vibrant Christianity could exist & thrive anywhere in India. Honestly, I'm humbled. Fred Kibigo Mmene. Kenya.

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Amen.

Amen to that 🙏

Amen and Amen❗️🙏💐✝️

May god bless this group and protect christians,in India and asia

St. Thomas, one of the 12 disciples of Lord Jesus, landed on the shores of South India, in the State of Kerala. So they have been Christians long before the rest of the world!.. Sadly St. Thomas was murdered by the locals in the suburbs of the city of Madras now called Chennai. Mount St. Thomas( where he died) was named in his honor!. The Indian Christians had their own hymns in their respective languages, but with the advent of the British in India a few hundred years ago......the Indian Christians incorporated the English hymns in their Sunday church services!.

The Britishers....

Read William Carey's biography by S Pearce Carey

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Just like me

Yes Peter I agree with everything that you've said. Thank you - and may God bless our brothers and sisters who are sending this glorious music around the world.

I am in agreement with your analysis may the LORD GOD 🙏 bless them through CHRIST JESUS amen

I agree that these hymns are utterly stupendous and brought out in all of their glory by the careful practice and performance of these massed choirs. I've sent them to others and soon hope to play one or two to my agnostic brother who lives near Oxford when I stay with him tomorrow for five days. We are good friends but he still rejects Christ as lord. If folks could pray for him - thanks so much!!

Absolutely beautiful ❣️👌

I agree. Praise almighty God for glorious hymns sung to glorify Him!

Like a ruptured choirboy anus.

@@martinkent333 your a simple minded clown but a dont need tell you that you already know Mr Martin Coco hahaha

e too Athango ,,, all I can do is feed the poor here in Sri Lanka

Praise God Almighty. They have beautiful voices 😍

Gibt es jemand der mir den Text ins deutsche übersetzen kann. Die Melodue ist unsere Nstonalhymne8

@@hermannbehringer1344 Herrlich tönt von dir die Kunde Vers 1 Herrlich tönt von dir die Kunde, Zion, unsres Gottes Stadt. Er, des Wort sich niemals ändert Formte dich zur Ruhestadt. Auf dem Fels des Heils gegründet, Wer kann deinen Frieden stör’n? Mit des Heiles Maur’n umschlossen Trotzt du aller Feinde Hohn. Vers 2 Sieh den Strom lebend’gen Wassers Aus dem Born der Liebe quill’n, Deinen Sohn und Tochter laben, Wehren jedes Mangels Furcht. Wer wird matt, wo solche Ströme Fließen ihren Durst zu still’n? Gnade, die, wie Gott, der Geber, Nie versaget für und für. Vers 3 Schwebend über jeder Wohnung Siehe Wolk und Feuer steh’n, Als Bedeckung und zur Ehre, Kündend, unser Herr ist nah. So verleiht uns unser Banner Licht bei Nacht und Schirm bei Tag. Sicher speisen sie vom Manna, Das Er ihnen gibt, wenn sie fleh’n. Vers 4 Selig sind die Bürger Zions, Rein durch des Erlösers Blut. Jesus selbst macht sie zu Priestern Und zu Königen für Gott. Seine Liebe ist’s, die sie hebet Übers Ich zur Königsmacht. Und als Priester bringt ein jeder Ihm sein Lob als Dankopfer dar. Vers 5 Heiland, wenn allein aus Gnaden Ich ein Bürger Zions bin, Soll die Welt mich doch verachten, Mein Ruhm soll Dein Name sein. Dahinschwindet alle Weltlust, All ihr Prachtglanz, Lärm und Schein. Echte Freuden, ew’ge Schätze Kennt allein ein Zions-Kind.

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Actually, it was St. Thomas, one of the 12 disciples of Lord Jesus who brought Christianity to South India!,...hundreds of years before Christianity came to Europe!. Sadly he was murdered outside the city of Madras now called Chennai. Mount St. Thomas outside this city ...is named in his honor!. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d6hdfrZ_tsrMkY0.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b86PYNd4tsCrepc.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZNnpbuekp2yfXU.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i6-PrNt4v6m1daM.html

especially William Carey

And St. Thomas, first apostle of Jesus who came to the South of India

3 or 4 choirs from various places in Tamilnadu

Where is this church?

@@julietrajasekaran2562 It is in Chennai, backside of Egmore. It is called Kirk.

I should say that this choir sings better than MOST of the church choirs in the UK or Canada or even in the US. This choir is world class there is no doubt about that, greetings from Toronto Canada

@@solomonflavius24 it's as good as the mormon tabernacle in salt lake city Utah.

A late tradition sees Thomas as having carried the gospel of Jesus to the Indian subcontinent, first to the northwestern kingdom of Gondophorus. Then, according to the third-century Acts of Thomas, in the year 52, the apostle sailed, in the company of a Jewish traveler named Abbanes, to the southern tip of India, to the port of Muziris, present-day Pattanam, in Kerala state.And then later Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (10 July 1682 - 23 February 1719) was a member of the Lutheran clergy and the first pietist missionary to india.He commenced his undertaking of translating the New Testament in 1708 and completed it in 1711, though printing was delayed till 1714, because of Ziegenbalg's insistent, perfectionist revisions.

@@Jackson-qr9hm thank you for this historic back ground. God Is Faithful! Such a glorious praise to our Savior. Thank you.

I've never seen you in my entire life,but I'm really sure we"ll see each other in heaven, because I gave my life to my Savior,Lord and Redeemer, Jesus in 1.986. Greetings from São Paulo BRAZIL.

I so much agree with you

It came long time ago

Yes , such lovely open faces .

It is a Hymn not a song and these are the original words. The tune has been used for a different purpose.

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Their voices are good. I agree with you.

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We were in Chennai in September 2019 visiting family. God willing we will visit this beautiful church when life returns to normal. The choir, the orchestra and singing of this great hymn took my breath away! Cheers from USA!

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The British did not only rule India but have us some of the best christian missionaries.

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It's literally the same as your anthem 🤣