Wo immer ich weile, wohin's mich auch...

Wo immer ich weile, wohin's mich auch zieht,
Der Heimath vor allem erklinge mein Lied;
Den lieblichen Höhen, den Thälern so traut,
Den Stätdten und Dörfern, vom Fleiße erbaut!
Da pochen die Hämmer, es dampfet und kreist,
Da regt sich gewaltig der schaffende Geist!  -- 
Gott lege auf dich sein schirmende Hand,
Du theuere Heimath, du Bergisches Land!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Bernhard Schönneshöfer, Geschichte des bergischen Landes, page 1, quoted at the top of the chapter.

Authorship

• by Otto Hausmann (1837 - 1916), no title [ author's text checked 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by (Carl or Caspar) Joseph Brambach (1833 - 1902), "Gruß an die Heimath", op. 104 (Fünf Gesänge für Männerchor) no. 1 [men's chorus a cappella], Offenbach am Main: Johann André [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
• by Johannes Pache (1857 - 1897), "Gruß an die Heimath", op. 83 (Vier Männerchore) no. 4 [men's chorus a cappella], Leipzig: Grude [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
• by Georg Wilhelm Rauchenecker (1844 - 1906), "Gruss der Heimat: Wo immer ich weile", published 1888 [men's chorus], Leipzig-Reudnitz : Rühle [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]

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