Die Hirten
Language: German (Deutsch)
O segne die Weide, Schöpfer der Welt,
du bist es, der Hirten und Herde erhält.
Seid wach!
Hoch über den Sternen dein Auge wacht
es sieht uns am Tag, im Dunkel der Nacht.
Gepriesen, o Herr, der den Segen gibt,
mit ewiger Treue die Seinen liebt.
Seid wach!
Doch wehe dem Volke, das deiner vergisst,
sich gen dein Gebot mit Sünde vermisst.
Einst kamen die Fluten vom Himmel herab,
und Hirt und Herden versanken im Grab.
Seid wach!
Drum, Brüder, seid wach, es enteilet die Zeit:
Die Stimme des Herrn, sie find' uns bereit.
O segne die Weide, du Schöpfer der Welt,
du bist es, der Hirten und Herde erhält.
Seid wach!
Du lenkest die Tage, du lenkest die Nacht,
wohl dem, der zum Ende in Treuen gewacht!
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The shepherds", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-13
Line count: 20
Word count: 128
The shepherds
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Oh bless the meadow, Creator of the world,
It is Thou who sustains shepherds and flock.
Be watchful!
High above the stars Thy eye keeps watch,
It sees us during the day, in the dark of night.
Praises to Thee, oh Lord, who gives the blessing,
Who loves His own with eternal faithfulness.
Be watchful!
But woe to the people who forget Thee,
Who impudently transgress your commandments with sin.
Once the floodwaters came down from the sky,
And shepherds and flocks sank into the grave.
Be watchful!
Therefore, brethren, be watchful, time is fleeting:
May the voice of the Lord find us ready.
Oh bless the meadow, Creator of the world,
It is Thou who sustains shepherds and flock.
Be watchful!
Thou guidest the days, Thou guidest the night,
Blessed is he who watched in faithfulness to the end.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2018 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-11-05
Line count: 20
Word count: 140
