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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.
J. Lang sets stanza 1
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed 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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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-21
Line count: 18
Word count: 82
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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View text with all available footnotesTranslated 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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813), "Gebet", appears in Leier und Schwert
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This text was added to the website: 2017-01-29
Line count: 18
Word count: 94