The appearance of the angel | Be not afraid! For lo

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by Fanny (Franziska) von Hoffnaaß, née Jägerhuber (1831 - 1892)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Erscheinung des Engels

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Fürchtet euch nicht! Denn seht,
Gott erhöret der Frommen Gebet.
Ich kündige euch ein großes Heil,
das allem Volke wird zuteil.
Die Davidsstadt ist auserkoren,
in ihr ward heute Nacht geboren
Christus, der Herr!
Alleluja!
Ein Zeichen wird es euch bekunden:
es liegt in Wickeln eingebunden
in einer Krippe ein armes Kindlein,
ein kleines, armes Kindelein.
Alleluja!
Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe,
und Friede den Menschen auf Erden,
die eines guten Willens sind.

Text Authorship:

by Fanny (Franziska) von Hoffnaaß, née Jägerhuber (1831 - 1892) [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 Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Erscheinung des Engels", op. 164 no. 3 [voice, chorus, orchestra, and organ], from Der Stern von Bethlehem, no. 3. [ sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The appearance of the angel", 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: 16
Word count: 74

The appearance of the angel

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Be not afraid! For lo,
God hears the prayers of the pious.
I proclaim to you a great salvation
That shall come to all people.
The City of David has been chosen,
In it this night was born
Christ the Lord!
Alleluia!
A sign shall proclaim it to you:
Wrapped in swaddling clothes,
A poor child lies in a manger.
A small, poor child.
Alleluia!
Glory be to God on high,
And peace on earth to mankind
Who are of goodwill.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Fanny (Franziska) von Hoffnaaß, née Jägerhuber (1831 - 1892)
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This text was added to the website: 2018-11-05
Line count: 16
Word count: 81