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Hör' uns, Allmächtiger!
Hör' uns, Allgütiger!
Himmlischer [Führer]1 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.
J. Lang sets stanza 1
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Theodor Körner, Sämmtliche Werke: Leier und Schwert, ed. by Karl Streckfuß, Berlin: in der Nicolai'schen Buchhandlung, 1835, page 26. Also confirmed with Theodor Körner’s sämmtliche Werke, Mit Einleitung von Ernst Hermann, Erster Band, Fünfte Auflage, Berlin: G. Grote’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1874, page 28.
1 Lang (on one manuscript): "Vater"Text Authorship:
- by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813), "Gebet", appears in Leier und Schwert [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 Moritz Ernemann (1800 - 1866), "Gebet vor der Schlacht", op. 16 (Sechs Lieder für vierstimmigen Männergesang) no. 2, published 1844 [ TTBB quartet ], Breslau, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Gebeth. O sanctissima", alternate title: "Schlacht-Gebeth. O sanctissima", stanza 1 [ satb chorus and piano ], unpublished, undated; two manuscripts exist, each with a different title [sung text checked 1 time]
- 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 [sung text checked 1 time]
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
Hear us, Almighty One!
Hear us, all-gracious One!
Heavenly [leader]1 of battles!
Father, we praise Thee.
Father, we thank Thee,
That we have wakened to freedom!
However much hell may bluster,
God, Thy strong fist
Topples the structure of lies.
Lead us, Lord of hosts,
Lead us, God of the Trinity,
Lead us to battle and to victory!
Lead us! -- and even if our lot be cast
Deep in the grave’s abyss:
Praise and tribute to Thy name!
Kingdom, Power and Glory
Are Thine in eternity.
Lead us, Almighty One! – Amen.
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Translated titles:
"Gebet" = "Prayer"
"Gebet vor der Schlacht" = "Prayer before battle"
"Gebeth. O sanctissima" = "Prayer. O sanctissima"
"Schlacht-Gebeth. O sanctissima" = "Battle-prayer. O sanctissima"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813), "Gebet", appears in Leier und Schwert
This text was added to the website: 2017-01-29
Line count: 18
Word count: 92