English translation of Es ist noch eine Ruhe vorhanden dem Volk Gottes
by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Es ist noch eine Ruhe vorhanden dem Volk Gottes", c1873, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & HärtelNote: this is a translation of one multi-text setting.
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Gott, drücke, wenn das Herze bricht,
mir selbst die Augen zu,
Und zeige mir Dein Angesicht
dort in der ewgen Ruh.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Gerhardt (1606 - 1676), "Nun danket alle Gott"
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Paulus Gerhardts geistliche Lieder getreu nach der bei seinen Lebzeiten erschienenen Ausgabe wiederabgedruckt, Zweite Auflage, Stuttgart: Verlag von Samuel Gottlieb Leisching, 1853, page 134.
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Ich will Dich, Herr, nicht lassen! Gib Kraft, Dich fest zu fassen! Wer Dich nur hält, ja Dich nur hält, der muss gesegnet sein!
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
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Note: this text might have been inspired by the third stanza of Hiller's Dein Wort, Herr, ist geschehen .
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God, when my heart breaks in death, press
My eyes shut Thyself,
And show me Thy face
There in that place of eternal rest.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2021 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Gerhardt (1606 - 1676), "Nun danket alle Gott"
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Translated titles:
"Es ist noch eine Ruhe vorhanden dem Volk Gottes" = "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God"
"Nun danket alle Gott" = "Now let us all thank God"
Lord, I do not want to leave You! Give me strength to clasp You firmly! Who holds only You, yes, holds only You, Must be blessed!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2009 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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