GERMANY HAS DESECRATED A GLORIOUS HYMN TO GOD ALMIGHTY AND ZION HIS CITY TO MAKE A NATIONAL ANTHEM. GERMANY SHOULD GIVE GOD THE GLORY IN THEIR ANTHEM.
@sutonchef Incorrect: Haydn wrote this music (with a partner writing the lyrics) as a birthday anthem for Kaiser Francis II. THEN the melody was adopted for use in a unifying, "German" anthem, calling all the various peoples of the region to join together as brothers. The CHRISTIAN CHURCH adopted the tune for their music, as is, of course, popular with the Church. So don't blame the Germans for using it; it was always theirs (or, properly, the AUSTRIANS').
I don't think that them just not mentioning God in other lyrics to the tune desecrates the hymn. No one says AMERICA HAS DESECRATED A GLORIOUS BRITISH DRINKING SONG in videos of the Star Spangled banner simply because it doesn't mention Anacreon.
@sutonchef You do realize the tune was originally written to be a national anthem, except of the Austrian Empire. It went "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, unsern guten Kaiser Franz", meaning "God save Francis the Emperor, our good Emperor Francis".
I always utilize the words to the Deutschland Lied (in German) whenever they play this in church, just to make sure that people haven't fallen asleep.....haha.
GERMANY HAS DESECRATED A GLORIOUS HYMN TO GOD ALMIGHTY AND ZION HIS CITY TO MAKE A NATIONAL ANTHEM. GERMANY SHOULD GIVE GOD THE GLORY IN THEIR ANTHEM.
sutonchef 5 months ago
@sutonchef Incorrect: Haydn wrote this music (with a partner writing the lyrics) as a birthday anthem for Kaiser Francis II. THEN the melody was adopted for use in a unifying, "German" anthem, calling all the various peoples of the region to join together as brothers. The CHRISTIAN CHURCH adopted the tune for their music, as is, of course, popular with the Church. So don't blame the Germans for using it; it was always theirs (or, properly, the AUSTRIANS').
Toratchi888 4 months ago in playlist Toratchi888's Favorited Videos
@Toratchi888 yes, the original Austrian song was the Osterreichische Kaiserhymne while Germany adopted the melody for their Deutschland Lied.
brandenburg2388 1 month ago
@sutonchef
I don't think that them just not mentioning God in other lyrics to the tune desecrates the hymn. No one says AMERICA HAS DESECRATED A GLORIOUS BRITISH DRINKING SONG in videos of the Star Spangled banner simply because it doesn't mention Anacreon.
Benjinator12 4 months ago
@sutonchef You do realize the tune was originally written to be a national anthem, except of the Austrian Empire. It went "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, unsern guten Kaiser Franz", meaning "God save Francis the Emperor, our good Emperor Francis".
OBrasilo 15 hours ago
ZION CITY OF OUR GOD GLORIOUS THINGS OF THEE ARE SPOKEN
sutonchef 5 months ago
I always utilize the words to the Deutschland Lied (in German) whenever they play this in church, just to make sure that people haven't fallen asleep.....haha.
BenAliGtor 5 months ago
One of my age old favourites. Reminds me of my school days, sung this lots in morning assenbly
walshy2866 5 months ago
I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (August 28), I played this for Sunday School assembly.
mkl62 6 months ago
@mkl62 Just in case you weren't aware: The music was written by Joseph Haydn in 1796 and is also used as the current national anthem of Germany.
Karash770 6 months ago
@Karash770 I was aware of that.
mkl62 6 months ago