{"id":22883,"date":"2015-12-24T05:30:31","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T10:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/?p=22883"},"modified":"2015-12-24T08:40:05","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T13:40:05","slug":"lutheran-vs-other-traditions-christmas-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/2015\/12\/lutheran-vs-other-traditions-christmas-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Lutheran vs. other traditions’ Christmas songs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

The latest Christmas offering from Hans Fiene at Lutheran Satire<\/a>:<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In defense of Anglican Christmas songs, it\u2019s not wrong in poetry to give vivid descriptive details that evoke the scene in the reader\u2019s or singer\u2019s imagination.\u00a0 The technique is called \u201cComposition of Place\u201d and derives from 17th century meditative practices that were popular in England.\u00a0 But, still, does the Luther figure in the video have a point?\u00a0 Can you pick up traits of other traditions and cultures in other Christmas songs?<\/p>\n<p>I think the key is that \u201cLutheran\u201d songs will not only be about Jesus, they will be about Jesus \u201cfor you.\u201d\u00a0 By that standard, there may be other songs that are \u201cLutheran\u201d (adjective), even though they are written by Anglicans, or Catholics, or Calvinists, or Wesleyans, or Baptists.\u00a0 Can you think of any examples?<\/p>\n<div id=\"premium-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vom_Himmel_hoch,_da_komm_ich_her\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Here<\/a> is a lovely and profound Christmas carol by Luther himself.<\/p>\n<p>Read the lyrics of \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lutheran-hymnal.com\/lyrics\/tlh077.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">All My Heart This Night Rejoices<\/a>\u201d by Paul Gerhardt and be prepared to be blown away.\u00a0 Here is what the hymn sounds like:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nx48HRp2ABc?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Christmas offering from Hans Fiene at Lutheran 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