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by Karl Johann Philipp Spitta (1801 - 1859)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Dein Wort ist meines Fußes Leuchte und ein Licht auf meinem Wege.

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

 ... 
  Ohne dich? Was wär'  die Erde?
Ein beschränktes, finstres Tal.
Ohne dich? Was wär'  der Himmel?
Ein verschlossner Freudensaal.
 ...

Note: the text above is taken from lines 9-12 of the original text.

Composition:

Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

by Karl Johann Philipp Spitta (1801 - 1859), "Das Wort des Lebens", appears in Psalter und Harfe: Zweite Sammlung christlicher Lieder zur häuslichen Erbauung

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The Word of Life", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2022-12-27
Line count: 40
Word count: 205

The Word of Life

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 ... 
    Without you? What would the world be?
A narrow, dark valley.
Without you? What would Heaven be?
A hall of happiness locked to us.
 ...

Note: the text above is taken from lines 9-12 of the original text.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2022 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 Karl Johann Philipp Spitta (1801 - 1859), "Das Wort des Lebens", appears in Psalter und Harfe: Zweite Sammlung christlicher Lieder zur häuslichen Erbauung
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This text was added to the website: 2022-12-27
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Word count: 225