Einer ist unser Leben

"Einer ist unser Leben" (One is our life) is a poem in five stanzas, written by Lothar Zenetti in 1973. It became a Christian hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL) with a 1971 melody by Jean Liesse.

"Einer ist unser Leben"
Christian hymn (poem)
Writtenc. 1971 (1971)
Textby Lothar Zenetti
LanguageGerman
MelodyJean Liess

The song begins with the refrain, saying that there is someone, and only one, who is our life, a light on our ways, a hope derived from death, and who frees us. In five stanzas, something that is wrong is contrasted with the model of the (unnamed) Jesus.[1] The first verse looks at the unfair distribution of food, the second at people not recognized by the society, the third at weapons and war, the fourth at people blind and afraid to speak up, and the fifth at people with doubts.[1]

The text was written in 1973. It was included in regional sections of the Catholic German hymnal Gotteslob with a melody by Jean Liesse.[2] In the Diocese of Limburg, it appeared in the 1975 first edition as GL 939, and in the 2013 edition as GL 798.[3] It is also part of other hymnals and songbooks.[4]

References
  1. Weißer, Thomas (18 September 2016). "Einer ist unser Leben (18.09.2016) • SWR2 Lied zum Sonntag" (in German). SWR. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. Herbst, Wolfgang (2001). Wer ist wer im Gesangbuch? (in German). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. ISBN 978-3-52-550323-2.
  3. "Alphabetisches Verzeichnis der Gesänge nur LM" (PDF). Diocese of Limburg (in German). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. "Einer ist unser Leben" (in German). evangeliums.net. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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