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by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813)

Gebet vor der Schlacht
 (Sung text for setting by C. Weber)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
      Hör' uns, Allmächtiger!
      Hör' uns, Allgütiger!
Himmlischer Führer der Schlachten!
      Vater, Dich preisen wir.
      Vater, wir danken Dir,
Daß wir zur Freiheit erwachten!
 
      Wie auch die Hölle braus't,
      Gott, Deine starke Faust
Stürzt das Gebäude der Lüge.
      Führ' uns, Herr Zebaoth,
      Führ' uns, dreiein'ger Gott,
Führ' uns zur Schlacht, und zum Siege!
 
      Führ' uns! -- Fall' unser Los
      Auch tief in Grabes Schooß:
Lob doch und Preis Deinem Namen!
      Reich, Kraft und Herrlichkeit
      Sind Dein in Ewigkeit.
Führ' uns, Allmächtiger! -- Amen.

Composition:

    Set to music by Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826), "Gebet vor der Schlacht", op. 42 no. 3 (1814), published c1814-15 [ vocal quartet for male voices ; or 1 voice and piano ], from Leyer und Schwert, no. 7, Berlin, Schlesinger

Text Authorship:

  • by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813), "Gebet", appears in Leier und Schwert

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-21
Line count: 18
Word count: 80

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