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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Vater unsrer Väter
Language: German (Deutsch) 
  Vater unsrer Väter, 
Unsre Macht und Wehr, 
Auf die Schaar der Beter 
Schau vom Himmel her! 
  Alle Herzen wallen
Dir entgegen heiß, 
Laß dir wohlgefallen 
Unsern Dank und Preis! 

  Hast dir ausersehen 
Gnädig unser Land, 
Drin die Berge stehen 
Bis zum Wolkenrand; 
  Wolltest drin bewahren 
Uns der Freiheit Hort, 
Uns mit deinen Schaaren 
Schirmen fort und fort[.]

  Vater, schirm' und hüte 
Ferner Berg' und Aun; 
Deiner Treu' und Güte 
Laß' allein uns traun! 
  Mögen Feinde dräuen, 
Du bist unsre Wehr, 
Hilfst den Sieg erneuen, 
Wie von Alters her!

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Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 279-280.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Gebet für das Vaterland", appears in Liederbuch, in 4. Vaterlandslieder, no. 311 [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 Wilhelm Stürmer , "Bittgesang für's Vaterland", op. 100, published 1898 [ men's chorus with piano or brass or orchestra ], St. Gallen: Zweifel & Weber [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-02-15
Line count: 24
Word count: 89

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