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Ach, was hätten wir empfunden,
Am Altar des Mittleropfers,
Am Altare, wo er starb!
Seine Mutter, seine Brüder
Sind die Treuen, die mit Eifer
Halten, was der Sohn gebeut.
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- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2016-08-14
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Ah, what would we have felt,
on the altar of sacrifice,
on the altar, where he died.
His mother, his brother
are among the faithful, they who are
full of zeal, as the Son commanded.