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• W2775624182 abstract "It is a common Christian experience to wake from sleep with a song in the heart. Singing is one way that the Holy Spirit leads the Christian heart in prayer and meditation through the watches of the night. The seventeenth-century German hymn writer, Paul Gerhardt, was acutely aware of this phenomenon. Gerhardt wrote a set of daily devotional songs, two for the evening, and three for the morning. It is best to think of these songs not so much as hymns for congregational singing, but as sung devotional meditations. In fact, Gerhardt wove discernible meditational devices into the lyrics of his songs to lead singers in contemplating God's promises to them. In the better known of his two evening songs, Nun Ruhen alle Walder / Now all the woods are resting, Gerhardt prepares singers for sleep, by calling the Christian heart to a night of hard work. This work is one of singing God's promises, clinging to them firmly while the rest of the world is sleeping fast.Basic Structure of Nun Ruhen alle WalderAppropriately for an evening song, Gerhardt structures his poem around normal phenomena that mark the end of a day. The song was composed with nine stanzas. Each stanza is, in turn, made up of two parts, the first observing what is happening around the singer as the day is drawing to a close, and the second pointing to God's promises. This thematic shift is reflected in the metrical structure of the poem:Part 1: Line 1 Л / Л / Л / Л .Line 2 Л / Л / Л / Л .Line 3 л/л/л/Part 2: Line 4 Л / Л / Л / Л .Line 5 Л / Л / Л / Л .Line 6 л/л/л/л/The rocking iambic metre (л /) gives the song a lilting rhythm reminiscent of a lullaby. The amphibrach (л /л) endings on lines one, two, four, and five create a sense of unresolved anticipation, which leads the ear to seek a resolution in lines three and six. Line three provides a temporary resolution to the first part of the stanza. However, because it is cut short by one foot, it also creates an unresolved tension that is only satisfied by the complete resolution at the end of line six. This structure neatly reflects the thematic shift from observation in the first part to anticipation in the second.Stanza One - Setting the SceneNun ruhen alle Walder,Vieh, Menschen, Stadt und Felder,Es schlaft die ganze Welt;Ihr aber, meine Sinnen,Auf, auf, ihr sollt beginnen,Was eurem Schopfer wohlgefallt.Now all woods are restingcattle, people, towns and fields,the whole world is sleeping;but you, my senses,up, up, you shall beginwhat pleases your creator.The poem opens with a picture of serenity. The whole world is fast asleep, with one exception: the senses. Gerhardt is clearly not referring to the physical senses, but to the senses of the heart, the spiritual senses. Gerhardt maintains the biblical understanding that there are three kinds of senses: the physical senses by which the world is perceived; the mental senses, which seek to understand what has been perceived;1 and the spiritual senses that are able to perceive that which is beyond physical sensation.2 Gerhardt's understanding reflects Psalm 119:148, 'My eyes are awake before each watch of the night, that I may meditate on your promises'.3 This connection is even stronger in Luther's German translation: 'Ich wache auf, wenn's noch Nacht ist, zu sinnen uber dein Wort'. Although the body is at rest, the spiritual senses are called to attention; they are summoned to attend to that work which pleases their creator, listening to his voice through the hours of darkness. Gerhardt highlights this call to attention in a very effective way. On the words auf, auf he breaks the lilting iambic rhythm with a spondee (/ /). This abrupt shift has the effect of someone clapping their hands and shouting 'Up! Up!'The implication is clear: now is not the time for the senses of the heart to rest, there is work to be done. …" @default.
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• W2775624182 title "Singing the night away: An analysis of Paul Gerhardt's nun ruhen alle walder" @default.
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