by Paul Gerhardt (1606 - 1676)
Gib dich zufrieden und sei still
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): FRE
Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille In dem Gotte deines Lebens. In ihm ruht aller Freuden Fülle, Ohn ihn mühst du dich vergebens. Er ist dein Quell und deine Sonne, Scheint täglich hell zu deiner Wonne. Gib dich zufrieden.
Authorship:
- by Paul Gerhardt (1606 - 1676) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), "Gib dich zufrieden und sei still", BWV 511 no. 13a, from the collection Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Réjouis-toi et que soit tranquille", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2015-02-26
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