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by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)

Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur
 (Sung text for setting by C. Bach)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA
Die Himmel rühmen des Ewigen Ehre;
  Ihr Schall pflanzt seinen Namen fort.
Ihn rühmt der Erdkreis, ihn preisen die Meere;
  Vernimm, o Mensch, ihr göttlich Wort!

 ... 

Kannst du der Wesen unzählbare Heere, 
  Den kleinsten Staub fühllos beschaun? 
Durch wen ist alles? O gib ihm die Ehre! 
  Mir, ruft der Herr, sollst du vertraun. 

Mein ist die Kraft, mein ist Himmel und Erde; 
  An meinen Werken kennst du mich. 
Ich bin's, und werde sein, der ich sein werde, 
  Dein Gott und Vater ewiglich. 

Ich bin dein Schöpfer, bin Weisheit und Güte, 
  Ein Gott der Ordnung und dein Heil; 
Ich bin's! Mich liebe von ganzem Gemüte, 
  Und nimm an meiner Gnade Teil.

Note: Abt's song uses Beethoven's melody.

Composition:

    Set to music by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788), "Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur", Wq 194 no. 18, stanzas 1,4-6 [ voice and harpsichord or piano ], from Geistliche Oden und Lieder mit Melodien: Gellert Oden, no. 18

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769), "Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur"

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Jordi López Jové) , "La gloria de Déu en la natura", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De roem van God in de natuur", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The glory of God in nature", copyright ©
  • ENG English [singable] (Allen Shearer) , "God's Glory in Nature", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Angelika Frenzel) , "L'Hommage rendu à Dieu par la Nature", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La natura canta la gloria di Dio", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 24
Word count: 166

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