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by Jens Immanuel Baggesen (1764 - 1826)

Die Gottheit
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich weiß es klar:
die Welt umschwebt ein großer Geist,
der ewig lebt, und Geist mit Geist vereinet-
Er strahlt, wo der Gedanke wohnt;
er waltet, wo das Urlicht thront;
und ist, wo nichts erscheinet.
Hallelujah!

Ich fühl' es tief: 
ein Herz ist da, ein großes Herz,
das fern und nah an Liebe bindet-
Es regt sich dort, es regt sich hier;
es schlägt im All, und schlägt in mir,
wenn selbst das All verschwindet.
Hallelujah!

Text Authorship:

  • by Jens Immanuel Baggesen (1764 - 1826), "Die Gottheit", appears in Heideblumen. Vom Verfasser der Parthenaïs, Amsterdam, first published 1808 [author's text not yet checked 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 Georg Gerson (1790 - 1825), "Die Gottheit", 1824. [voice and piano] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-05-24
Line count: 14
Word count: 76

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