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Es wird sein in den letzten Tagen

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"Es wird sein in den letzten Tagen"
Christian hymn
Written1963 (1963)
Textby Walter Schulz
LanguageGerman
Based onIsaiah 2:2-5
Melodyby Manfred Schlenker
Composed1965 (1965)

"Es wird sein in den letzten Tagen" (God loves this world) is a Christian hymn with words in German written by Walter Schulz in 1962, with a melody by Manfred Schlenker. It is based on prophecies by Isaiah 2:2-5. It appeared in Protestant and Catholic hymnals, and other songbooks.

Background and history

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Walter Schulz [de] was a Protestant pastor who served from 1956 as Landesjugendpastor (state youth pastor) for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg.[1] In that function, he wrote the text of "Es wird sein in den letzten Tagen" in 1963.[1] Manfred Schlenker [de] added a melody in 1965.[2]

The song became part of the Protestant hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch as EG 426, and of the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob as GL 549.[2] The hymn is also part of other songbooks.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Schnurr, Rüdiger (3 March 2008). "Gott liebt diese Welt" (in German). WDR. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Schmidt, Bernadette (2013). ""Es wird sein in den letzten Tagen" / Das Lieblingslied von Bernadette Schmidt, Kirchenmusikerin der Pfarrei Mariä Himmelfahrt Schirgiswalde". mein-gotteslob.de (in German). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ^ Marti, Andreas. "Es wird sein in den letzten Tagen". evangeliums.net (in German). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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