Though your heart is moved by suffering

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by Heinrich Pfeil (1835 - 1899)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ob auch das Leid dein Herz bewegt

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Ob auch das Leid dein Herz bewegt,
Sei still! Verzage nicht,
Der Herr, der über'n Sternen wohnt, 
Sei deine Zuversicht!
Getrost, der deinen Kummer sah,
Dein guter Vater ist dir nah!

Der liebe Herrgott sei dein Hort,
Auf ihn nur sollst du bau'n!
Erhalte dir in Glück und Noth
Ein kindlich Gottvertrau'n!
Wie trübe auch dein Auge sah,
Dein guter Vater ist dir nah!

Dein Glaube ruh' auf festem Grund!
Was immer auch dir kommt,
Der Vater doch am Besten weiß,
Was seinem Kinde frommt.
Was dir auch immer hier geschah:
Dein guter Vater ist dir nah!

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Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Pfeil (1835 - 1899) [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 Michael Haller (1840 - 1915), "Dein guter Vater ist dir nah" [ ssa chorus ], in: Jugend-Liederkranz, Regensburg: Verlag von Alfred Coppenrath [sung text checked 1 time]
by Wilhelm Petersen (flourished 1899), "Dein guter Vater ist dir nah", published 1884 [ ttbb chorus ], in: Liederbuch für Männerchöre, herausgegeben von Carl Attenhofer, Zürich, Basel, Straßburg, St. Gallen, Luzern, Constanz: Gebrüder Hug; Leipzig: Fr. Hofmeister [sung text checked 1 time]
by Wilhelm Sturm (1842 - 1922), "Vertrauen", op. 26 no. 5, published 1880 [ ttbb chorus ], Biel: Kuhn [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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

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Though your heart is moved by suffering

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Though your heart is moved by suffering,
Be still! Do not despair,
May the Lord who lives above the stars
Be your assurance!
Take heart! He who saw your sorrow,
Your good Father is near you!

May the dear Lord God be your refuge,
You should trust only to Him!
In both good fortune and in misery,
Maintain a childlike trust in God!
However dim may be your gaze,
Your good Father is near you!

May your faith rest upon firm ground!
Whatever you encounter,
Your Father nevertheless knows best
What is good for His child.
Whatever happens to you here [below]:
Your good Father is near you!

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Translations of titles:
"Dein guter Vater ist dir nah" = "Your good Father is near you"
"Vertrauen" = "Trust"

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This text was added to the website: 2026-04-01
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