Glauben können wie du
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| "Glauben können wie du" | |
|---|---|
| Christian poem and hymn | |
 Helmut Schlegel OFM, in Frankfurt Cathedral 2017 | |
| Written | 2009 |
| Text | by Helmut Schlegel |
| Language | German |
| Melody | by Joachim Raabe |
"Glauben können wie du" (Being able to believe like you) is a Christian poem by Helmut Schlegel, written in 2009, and made a hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied with a melody by Joachim Raabe the same year. It addresses Mary, the mother of Jesus, to be imitated living the theological virtues of faith, hope and love. The song is included in song books and the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob.
The poem was written by the Franciscan Helmut Schlegel in 2009. It is in three similar stanzas, each with five uneven lines without rhyme. It addresses Mary, the mother of Jesus and refers to biblical scenes from her life.[1][2]
The text has been set to music by Joachim Raabe.[1] The hymn appears in the regional part of the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob of the Diocese of Limburg as GL 885.[2] It is also part of Junges Gotteslob, the hymnal for young people,[3] and of the choral songbook Die Träume hüten (Guarding the dreams) in the section Maria, published by the Dehm-Verlag.[4]
The song was included in a four-part setting with orchestra by Peter Reulein in his oratorio Laudato si', which premiered in 2016 at the Limburg Cathedral.[5]
