Letzter Segen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Zur höchsten Firn', in's tiefste Thal
Am holdsten blickt die Sonne;
Ach! möchte mit dem letzten Strahl
Noch spenden alle Wonne!
Schon kommt die Nacht; da glühn die Höhn
Noch ein Mal auf im Dunkeln,
Und tief im Grund wie schön, wie schön
Der Tannen Wipfel funkeln!
Ja! was die Welt vergaß im Leid,
Was ihr zu hoch geflogen,
Wie treu hat's Gott doch jederzeit
Wie mild an's Herz gezogen!
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 114-115.
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Last blessing
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
To the highest snows, to the deepest valley
The sun gazes most beautifully;
Ah! even with its last beams it wishes
To bestow all bliss!
Already night approaches; suddenly the heights
Glow one last time in the dark,
And down below how beautifully, how beautifully
The tops of the firs sparkle!
Yea! what the world forgot in sorrow,
What soared too high for it,
How faithfully has God nevertheless
At all times drawn it gently to His heart!
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