English translations of Festklänge. 18 geistliche Gesänge., opus 16

by Oskar Zehrfeld (b. 1854)

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by Oskar Zehrfeld (b. 1854), op. 16 no. 17 [ vocal trio ], Delitzsch: R. Pabst
Language: German (Deutsch) 
  Wo die Liebe weilet
Grünt und blüht das Haus; 
Wonne, Heil und Frieden theilet 
Gott mit offnen Händen aus, 
  Und es wird verbunden 
Herz und Herz noch enger alle Stunden.

  Wo die Liebe weilet,
Hat es keine Noth;
Auch den tiefsten Kummer heilet
Bald ihr sanftes Machtgebot,
  Ja ein neuer Segen,
Neue Lust entsprießt den dunkeln Wegen.

  Wo die Liebe weilet,
Weilt allein das Glück,
Daß die Seele jauchzend eilet
In das Paradies zurück,
  Und in neuen Weisen
Tag für Tag muß Gottes Treue preisen.

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Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 228.


by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)
1. Where love dwells
Language: English 
  Where love dwells,
The house burgeons with greenery and blossoms;
With open hands, God dispenses
Bliss, well-being, and peace,
  And every hour, heart with heart
Is yet more tightly bound together.

  Where love dwells,
Nothing is lacking;
Even the deepest sorrow is soon healed
By love's gentle but powerful imperative,
  Yes, a new blessing,
New joy sprouts from the dark pathways.

  Where love dwells,
There alone dwells happiness,
So that, rejoicing, the soul hastens
Back into Paradise,
  And must in new melodies
Praise God's faithfulness day after day.

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