{"id":25,"date":"2014-01-01T11:02:29","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T11:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsfromheaven.info\/?p=25"},"modified":"2026-09-21T15:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:10:11","slug":"you-shepherds-awake-ihr-hirten-erwacht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfromheaven.info\/?p=25","title":{"rendered":"&#8222;Ihr Hirten erwacht&#8220;\u00a0(ein Weihnachtslied aus dem  18. Jhdt.)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-icon has-icon-right has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\"><em><strong>&#8222;You shepherds awake&#8220; (German Christmas Carol from the 18th century)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A couple of days before Christmas my son reminded me to practise for our Annual Family Christmas Sing-Along. So I got my guitar, my new songbook with old Christmas carols sung centuries ago, picked a song I didn&#8217;t know and started singing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Al of a sudden the room was crowded with heavenly presence of a large group of whoever it was (I never &#8222;see&#8220; them) who joined me in singing (although I don&#8217;t &#8222;hear&#8220; them either). They were deeply moved by the song and so happy that somebody at last sung it again. I caught their emotion. What a holy feeling.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Later, I realised why I as a young boy loved singing Christmas carols with my family so much. It was because of the atmosphere that came with the heavenly presence of &#8222;them&#8220;.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I call &#8222;them&#8220; my heavenly companions. Although this time there were a lot of them here I wasn&#8217;t familiar with yet who came from very high and very far. The new ones didn&#8217;t stick around either.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Heavenly yours<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Martin<\/em><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Einige Tage vor Weihnachten erinnerte mich mein Sohn daran, wieder f\u00fcr das allj\u00e4hrliche Familien-Weihnachtssingen zu \u00fcben. Also schnappte ich mir meine Gitarre, mein Liederbuch mit alten Weihnachtsliedern (&#8222;Lieder zur Weihnacht&#8220;, Verlag Reclam, ISBN 978 3 15 010608 2), w\u00e4hlte ein mir unbekanntes Lied und begann zu singen.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pl\u00f6tzlich wurde der Raum erf\u00fcllt von der himmlischen Pr\u00e4senz einer gr\u00f6\u00dferen Gruppe, wer auch immer das war (ich &#8222;sehe&#8220; sie nie), die mitsang (obwohl ich sie eigentlich nicht &#8222;h\u00f6re&#8220;). Sie waren zutiefst ber\u00fchrt von dem Lied und freuten sich dar\u00fcber, dass endlich jemand dieses alte Lied wieder sang. Ich habe ihre Emotionen wahrgenommen. Welch ein heiliges Gef\u00fchl.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sp\u00e4ter wurde mir klar, warum ich als kleiner Junge so gerne mit meiner Familie Weihnachtslieder sang. Es war wegen der Atmosph\u00e4re, die schon damals durch die Pr\u00e4senz himmlischer Wesen entstand.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ich nenne sie meine himmlischen Gef\u00e4hrten. Obwohl, diesmal waren viele darunter, mit denen ich noch nicht vertraut war und die von weit weg von ganz oben kamen. Die Neuen sind dann auch nicht geblieben.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mit himmlischen Gr\u00fc\u00dfen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Einige Tage vor Weihnachten erinnerte mich mein Sohn daran, wieder f\u00fcr das allj\u00e4hrliche Familien-Weihnachtssingen zu \u00fcben. Also schnappte ich mir meine Gitarre, mein Liederbuch mit alten Weihnachtsliedern (&#8222;Lieder zur Weihnacht&#8220;, Verlag Reclam, ISBN 978 3 15 010608 2), w\u00e4hlte ein mir unbekanntes Lied und begann zu singen. Pl\u00f6tzlich wurde der Raum erf\u00fcllt von der himmlischen Pr\u00e4senz einer gr\u00f6\u00dferen Gruppe, wer auch immer das war (ich &#8222;sehe&#8220; sie nie), die mitsang (obwohl ich sie eigentlich nicht &#8222;h\u00f6re&#8220;). Sie waren zutiefst ber\u00fchrt von dem Lied und freuten sich dar\u00fcber, dass endlich jemand dieses alte Lied wieder sang. 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