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Gott die Ehre! Der den Funken Hehrer Kunst in uns entfacht, Und an's Licht ihr mild gewunken Wie im Lenz der Blüthenpracht. Strahlen soll's im Bilde wieder, Was, durchhaucht von seinem Geist, Tausendfältig auf und nieder Stumm und jauchzend ihn lobpreist. Gott die Ehre! Seht sie ragen Hoch die Münster in die Luft! Seht noch in den spätsten Tagen All der Bilder Glanz und Duft! Seht in Erz und Marmor stehen, Was der höchste Drang erlauscht, Von der Andacht heilgem Wehen Wie vom Lenzwind hold umrauscht! Gott die Ehre! Laßt zum Bunde Nahn die Dichtkunst, den Gesang! Licht und Leben weckt zur Stunde Wie im Lenz ihr Feierklang. Ja! im Lied' auch hall' es wieder Was, durchhaucht von seinem Geist Tausendfältig auf und nieder Ihm lobsingt und ihn lobpreist!
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 331-332.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Künstlerlied", appears in Liederbuch, in 5. Vermischte Lieder, no. 360 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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To God the glory! Who has ignited The spark of lofty art in us, And gently beckoned it into the light Like the splendour of blossoms in springtime. The artwork shall reflect that which, Suffused with His spirit, Upwards and downwards a thousandfold, Mutely and rejoicingly praises Him. To God the glory! See them soar Into the air, the minsters! See, still in the most recent days, The radiance and scents of all the images! See in bronze and marble standing That which the highest urges have overheard, Soughed about in beauty by the holy wafting of worship As if by the spring breeze! To God the glory! Let the art of poetry, The art of song, approach to our league! Light and life are wakened at this hour, As in springtime, by their solemn sound. Yea! in song as well shall echo Upward and downward a thousandfold That which, suffused by His spirit, Sings to and rejoicingly praises Him!
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"An die Künstler" = "To the artists"
"Künstlerlied" = "Song of the artists"
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2026 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.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Künstlerlied", appears in Liederbuch, in 5. Vermischte Lieder, no. 360
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This text was added to the website: 2026-09-16
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