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An deinem Herzen, fromme Maid, Wie ruht sich's doch so selig tief, Als ob des Lebens Harm und Leid Für immerdar in mir entschlief! Nun weiß ich's, Holde, wie mir war Dereinst an meiner Mutter Brust; Wie strahlt aus deinem Augenpaar Mir, ach! der Kindheit Wonn' und Lust! Den alten Klang, so silberhell, Auf's neue hab' ich ihn erlauscht; Auf's neu geschaut den klaren Quell, Der frisch durch Edens Garten rauscht! Doch plötzlich mitten in der Lust Muß ich mich fragen athemlos, Ob nicht für eine irdsche Brust Solch hohe Seligkeit zu groß? -- Nimm freudig, was dein Gott dir beut, Und trau' ihm fort mit neuem Muth: Du hast's ja auch erfahren heut, Wie's einmal sich im Himmel ruht!
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 178.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Selige Ruhe", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 202 [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 Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolf Weinwurm (1835 - 1911), op. 34 (Alpenstimmen aus Österreich) no. 1 [ ttbb quartet or chorus and piano ], Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckhart [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Blessed Peace", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-11-19
Line count: 20
Word count: 119
Upon your heart, divine maiden, How I may rest so deeply happy, As if the grief and sorrow of life Had forever died within me! Now I know, lovely one, how I once felt At my mother's breast; Ah! from out of your eyes, how The bliss and joy of childhood shines for me! The old sound, so silvery bright, I have heard it anew; Have seen anew the clear well-spring That flows fresh through the garden of Eden! But suddenly in the midst of the joy I must ask breathlessly Whether such lofty felicity is not too great For an earthly bosom [to bear]? -- Take joyfully that which your God offers you, And continue to trust him with new courage: For today you have experienced How you shall someday rest in Heaven!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Selige Ruhe", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 202
This text was added to the website: 2026-04-02
Line count: 20
Word count: 133