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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Du, Herr, zeigst mir den besten Weg
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du, Herr, zeigst mir den besten Weg,
Viel besser, als ich selbst ihn fände;
Nur Segen ist und Heil sein Ende, 
Du weisest mir den besten Weg! 
Schlingt auch durch Dornen sich den Steg
Und über hohen Felsenwände,
Doch ist's der allerbeste Weg,
Wie ich ihn selber niemals fände! 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Friedrich Oser, Kreuz- und Trostlieder, Wiesbaden: Julius Niedner, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1865, page 45.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), no title, appears in Kreuz- und Trostlieder, in Erstes Buch, no. 59 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Ludwig (Louis) Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser (1811 - 1864), "Du, Herr, zeigst mir den besten Weg", published 1861 [ alto and piano ], from Sechs geistliche Lieder von Fr. Oser, für Alt und Pianoforte, no. 3, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]

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

This text was added to the website: 2017-08-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 49

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