Hear us, Almighty One!

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by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Hör' uns, Allmächtiger!

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

      Hör' uns, Allmächtiger!
      Hör' uns, Allgütiger!
Himmlischer Führer der Schlachten!
      Vater, Dich preisen wir.
      Vater, wir danken Dir,
Daß wir zur Freiheit erwachten!
 
      Wie auch die Hölle braus't,
      Gott, Deine starke Faust
Stürzt das Gebäude der Lüge.
      Führ' uns, Herr Zebaoth,
      Führ' uns, dreiein'ger Gott,
Führ' uns zur Schlacht, und zum Siege!
 
      Führ' uns! -- Fall' unser Los
      Auch tief in Grabes Schooß:
Lob doch und Preis Deinem Namen!
      Reich, Kraft und Herrlichkeit
      Sind Dein in Ewigkeit.
Führ' uns, Allmächtiger! -- Amen.

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Confirmed with Theodor Körner, Sämmtliche Werke: Leier und Schwert, ed. by Karl Streckfuß, Berlin: in der Nicolai'schen Buchhandlung, 1835, page 26. Also confirmed with Theodor Körner’s sämmtliche Werke, Mit Einleitung von Ernst Hermann, Erster Band, Fünfte Auflage, Berlin: G. Grote’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1874, page 28.

Text Authorship:

by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813), "Gebet", appears in Leier und Schwert [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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Hear us, Almighty One!

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

      Hear us, Almighty One!
      Hear us, all-gracious One!
Heavenly leader of battles!
      Father, we praise Thee.
      Father, we thank Thee,
That we have wakened to freedom!
 
      However much hell may bluster,
      God, Thy strong fist
Topples the structure of lies.
      Lead us, Lord of hosts,
      Lead us, God of the Trinity,
Lead us to battle and to victory!
 
      Lead us! -- and even if our lot be cast
      Deep in the grave’s abyss:
Praise and tribute to Thy name!
      Kingdom, Power and Glory
      Are Thine in eternity.
Lead us, Almighty One! – Amen.

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Translated titles:
"Gebet" = "Prayer"
"Gebet vor der Schlacht" = "Prayer before battle"
"Gebeth. O sanctissima" = "Prayer. O sanctissima"
"Schlacht-Gebeth. O sanctissima" = "Battle-prayer. O sanctissima"

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