Seht, der Stein ist weggerückt
| "Seht, der Stein ist weggerückt" | |
|---|---|
| Christian Easter hymn | |
 Lothar Zenetti in his parish church St. Wendel, Frankfurt, in 1978 | |
| English | Look, the stone is moved away |
| Written | 1971 |
| Text | Lothar Zenetti |
| Language | German |
| Melody | by Karl Fink (1975), Josef Oestemer (2011) |
| Published | 1975 |
"Seht, der Stein ist weggerückt" (Look, the stone is moved away) is an
History
Zenetti wrote the text in 1971.
Text
Zenetti created a song in three stanzas of four stanzas each. Every stanza is closed by a three-fold Halleluja.[3] A comparison of 15 new Easter hymns shows that two-thirds of them include a statement about the living Jesus, and all of them mention implications for the singers in the present and their reaction.[2]: 149
The first stanza begins "Seht, der Stein ist weggerückt", sharing the observation at the grave of Jesus on Easter morning. The line continues "nicht mehr, wo er war" (no longer, where it was). This thought is applied more generally to other concepts no longer what there were, such as grave no longer grave, death no longer death, end no longer end. The third stanza says that Jesus is risen and no longer there, and calling those addressed to go with him in the world where he went first.[3]
References
- ^ Diocese of Limburg(in German). Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-77-208168-2.
- ^ Diocese of Limburg. 2013.
