Give me the longer breath; my breath doesn't reach very far. Once more I want to steal a breath in your eternity. If I share the mile with one who cannot make it alone, let me still accompany him on the second one; give me the breath, the strength.

— Manfred Siebald (b. 1948), Liedermacher christlicher Popularmusik, Amerikanist

Topics: Courage & Strength, Hope & Confidence

Manfred Siebald

Manfred Siebald (* 1948) ist ein deutscher Liedermacher und emeritierter Professor für Amerikanistik an der Universität Mainz. Er gilt als einflussreicher Vertreter christlicher Popularmusik im deutschsprachigen Raum, dessen Lieder theologische Inhalte mit sprachlicher Genauigkeit und Alltagsbeobachtungen verbinden. Für Bibelleser bieten seine vielfach in Gesangbücher übernommenen Texte prägnante Reflexionen über biblische Themen wie Gnade, Trost und Nachfolge.

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