by Johann Peter Uz (1720 - 1796)
Gott der Weltschöpfer See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Zu Gott, zu Gott flieg auf, hoch über alle Sphären!
Jauchz ihm, weitschallender Gesang,
Dem Ewigen! Er hieß das alte Nichts gebähren;
Und sein allmächtig Wort war Zwang.
Ihm, aller Wesen Quelle, werde
Von allen Wesen Lob gebracht,
Im Himmel und auf Erden
Lob seiner weisen Macht!
...
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Gott der Weltschöpfer", op. posth. 112 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, D 986, published 1829, stanza 1 [ vocal quartet with piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Peter Uz (1720 - 1796), "Gott, der Weltschöpfer", first published 1768
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Déu, el creador de l’univers", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "God, de schepper der wereld", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "God, the Creator of the World", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "God, the creator of the world", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Dieu le créateur du monde", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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