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Sei [getrost]1, verzagtes Herz! Hörst du nicht die Wasser fließen? Schau, wie lustig allerwärts Im Gefild die Lilien sprießen, Und die Herrlichkeit des Herrn Will erstehen nah und fern! Sei getrost, und heb' empor Froh die müden Hände wieder! Offen steht des Himmels Thor, Laß' erschallen deine Lieder! Heil! der Helfer will dir nahn, Sei getrost, und mach' ihm Bahn! Sei getrost! Wie froh zurück Wirst auf allen Schmerz du schauen, Wenn vor Gott in ewges Glück Sich verkehrt dein Leid und Grauen, Und nur Freud' und Wonn' allein Wird ob deinem Haupte sein!
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 32.
1 Wenzel: "nur getrost", more changes may exist not noted above.Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Sei getrost, verzagtes Herz!", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 33 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Hugo Döderlein (b. 1818) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Juni. Sei getrost, verzagtes Herz", op. 51 no. 6, published 1882 [ ssa chorus ], from Die Monate. 12 dreistimmige Chorgesänge für 2 Sopran und Alt ohne Begleitung. Zum Gebrauch in höheren Schulen und Gesangvereinen, no. 6, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hermann Wenzel (1863 - 1944), "Sei nur getrost, verzagtes Herz", op. 128, published 1894 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig: Portius [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-10-11
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Word count: 97
Be of good cheer, despairing heart! Do you not hear the waters flowing? See how everywhere in the fields The lilies are sprouting merrily, And the glory of the Lord Wishes to arise near and far! Be of good cheer, and joyfully Lift up your weary hands again! The gate of Heaven stands open, Let your songs resound! Hail! the Helper wishes to draw near to you, Be of good cheer, and make way for Him! Be of good cheer! How joyfully you shall Look back upon all pain, When before the face of God all your sorrow and dread Is transformed into everlasting happiness, And joy and bliss alone Shall wreathe your brow!
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Translations of title(s):
"Sei getrost, verzagtes Herz!" = "Be of good cheer, despairing heart!"
"Juni. Sei getrost, verzagtes Herz" = "June. Be of good cheer, despairing heart!"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Sei getrost, verzagtes Herz!", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 33
This text was added to the website: 2019-06-19
Line count: 18
Word count: 115