Advent song

Advent songs (German: Adventslieder) are songs and hymns intended for Advent, the four weeks of preparation for Christmas. Topics of the time of expectation are the hope for a Messiah, prophecies, and the symbolism of light, among others. Several of the songs are part of hymnals such as the German Catholic Gotteslob (GL) and the Protestant Evangelisches Gesangbuch (EG).

14th century

16th century

17th century

18th century
  • Tauet, Himmel, den Gerechten

19th century

20th century

Secular Advent songs

Literature
  • Gerhard Engelsberger: Bilder vom Kommen Gottes. Dichter, Bilder und Botschaft der Adventslieder. Evangelischer Presseverband für Baden, Karlsruhe [1992], ISBN 3-87210-341-5.
gollark: (and the numbers weren't zero)
gollark: It said "clear for liftoff" when I scanned it.
gollark: I put in the space station ID chip and space station container, and it has fuel.
gollark: I'm trying to launch a space station, and it just repeatedly says "press space to take off" after the launch countdown.
gollark: Why is my rocket not launching?
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