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Vaterland, Ruh' in Gottes Hand. Wenn wir deinen Namen nennen, Wird das Herz so hoch entzückt; Wenn wir deinen Werth erkennen, Fühlen wir uns hoch beglückt. Schütze Gott Dich vor Noth; Ruh' in seiner Hand, Theures Vaterland! Fried' und Ruh' Wende Gott dir zu. Nur auf milden Friedensauen Kann, o Volk! dein Glück erblühn; Nur bei hohem Gottvertrauen Krönet Segen dein Bemühn. Fasse Muth, Gott ist gut; Ruh' in seiner Hand, Theures Vaterland! Recht und Pflicht Wanken ewig nicht. Wo das Recht den Vorsitz führet, Ruht auf ihm so fest der Staat; Wo die Pflicht den Sinn regieret, Folget Segen jeder That. Fromm und frei, Gott getreu, Ruh' in seiner Hand, Theures Vaterland!
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Hermann Krüsi's hinterlassene Gedichte, Heiden: J. R. Büchler, 1845, page 114.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Krüsi (1775 - 1845), "Die Friedensruhe", appears in Hermann Krüsi's hinterlassene Gedichte, in 3. Dritter Kranz. Das Vaterland, in Vaterländische Gedanken, Gefühle und Wünsche [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 Josef Greith , "Gebet für das Vaterland" [ men's chorus ], in Vierstimmige Lieder für den Männergesang, St. Gallen: Scheitlin & Zollikofer, 1842. Song no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ignaz Heim (1818 - 1880), "Vaterland, dich schützt Gottes Hand" [ men's chorus ], confirmed with Sammlung von Volksgesängen für den Männerchor. Liederbuch für Schule, Haus und Verein, Leipzig: P. Pabst, 1902, Song no. 103, pages 209 - 211 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Gottlieb Hering (1766 - 1853), "Friedensruhe", published 1880 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from [Zwölf] Lieder für S., A., T. und B., no. 7, Dresden, Näumann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Georg Nägeli (1773 - 1836), "Friedensruhe" [ four-part men's chorus ], confirmed with Der schweizerische Männergesang. Viertes Heft, achte Sammlung, published 1826, Zürich: bey Hans Georg Nägeli, Song no. XLIX, pages 209 - 211 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Philipp Orth (1844 - 1903), "Vaterland, dich schütze Gottes Hand", op. 10 (Vier Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 1, published 1878 [ ttbb chorus ], Darmstadt: Georg Thies [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2017-08-23
Line count: 30
Word count: 113
Fatherland, Rest in God's hand. When we speak your name, Our hearts are so greatly enraptured; When we realize your worth, We feel ourselves to be so greatly delighted. May God protect You from misery; Rest in His hand, Beloved Fatherland! May God grant you Peace and rest. Only upon the gentle meadows of peace Can, oh people! your happiness blossom; Only with lofty trusting in God Shall blessings crown your efforts. Take courage, God is good; Rest in His hand, Beloved Fatherland! Right and duty Do not waver eternally. Where right presides, The nation rests so firmly upon it; Where duty governs the spirit, Blessing follows every deed. Pious and free, True to God, Rest in His hand, Beloved Fatherland!
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View text with all available footnotesTranslations of title(s):
"Die Friedensruhe" = "Peaceful rest"
"Friedensruhe" = "Peaceful rest"
"Gebet für das Vaterland" = "Prayer for the fatherland"
"Vaterland, dich schütze Gottes Hand" = "Fatherland, may God's hand protect you"
"Vaterland, dich schützt Gottes Hand" = "Fatherland, God's hand protects you"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Krüsi (1775 - 1845), "Die Friedensruhe", appears in Hermann Krüsi's hinterlassene Gedichte, in 3. Dritter Kranz. Das Vaterland, in Vaterländische Gedanken, Gefühle und Wünsche
This text was added to the website: 2024-02-23
Line count: 30
Word count: 121