by Johann Wilhelm Hey (1789 - 1854)
Ich will Gott den Herren loben Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich will Gott den Herren loben durch mein ganzes Leben lang, gern in seinem Himmel droben hört er meiner Stimme Klang. Seiner Engel Jubel schallen wunderbar von Welt zu Welt, doch ich weiß, daß auch das Lallen eines Kind's ihm wohlgefällt.
Composition:
- Set to music by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Ich will Gott den Herren loben" [ duet ], from Zwölf Kinderlieder aus dem Anhange des Specter'schen Fabelbuches, no. 5
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wilhelm Hey (1789 - 1854), no title, appears in Noch fünfzig Fabeln fü;r Kinder, in Anhang
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Francis L. Soper) , "Clouds that sweep the midnight heaven", appears in Sixty melodies for youth, for two, three, and four voices, composed by Silcher, adapted to English words, for the use of schools and singing classes, first published 1850 [an adaptation]
Research team for this page: Bertram Kottmann , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2004-11-28
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