| "Wie soll ich dich empfangen" | |
|---|---|
| Advent hymn | |
.jpg) Melody and text in the first print in Praxis Pietatis Melica | |
| English | "Ah! Lord, how shall I meet Thee" |
| Text | by Paul Gerhardt |
| Language | German |
| Melody | by Johann Crüger |
| Published | 1653 |
"Wie soll ich dich empfangen" ("Ah! Lord, how shall I meet Thee",[1] literally: How shall I receive you) is a Christian hymn for Advent by Paul Gerhardt. It was first published in 1653 in the fifth edition of the hymnal Praxis Pietatis Melica by Johann Crüger, who also created a melody. Johann Sebastian Bach used it as a chorale in his Christmas Oratorio, but with a different melody. Catherine Winkworth translated five of its ten stanzas.