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by Justus Jonas (1493 - 1555)

Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält
 (Sung text for setting by J. Bach)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE POL
Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält,
Wenn unsre Feinde toben,
Und Er unsrer Sach' nicht zufällt
Im Himmel hoch dort oben,
Wo Er Israels Schutz nicht ist
Und selber bricht der Feinde List,
So ist's mit uns verloren.

Composition:

    Set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält", BWV 258 [ SATB chorus ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Justus Jonas (1493 - 1555)

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

  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POL Polish (Polski) (Filip Adam Zieliński) , "Kędy Pan Bóg nama nie bywa w bliskości", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Filip Adam Zieliński

This text was added to the website: 2020-01-19
Line count: 7
Word count: 40

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