There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God (Gerhardt, set by (Josephine Lang)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by Paul Gerhardt (1606 - 1676)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Gott, drücke, wenn das Herz mir bricht

Language: German (Deutsch)

Available translation(s): ENG

Gott, drücke, wenn das Herz mir bricht
mir selbst die Augen zu,
und zeige mir Dein Angesicht
dort in der ew'gen Ruh'!

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by Paul Gerhardt (1606 - 1676) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Es ist noch eine Ruhe vorhanden dem Volk Gottes", published 1882..

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

God, when my heart breaks [in death], press
My eyes shut Yourself,
And show me Your face
There in [that place of] eternal rest!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Gerhardt (1606 - 1676)

This text was added to the website: 2006-05-08
Line count: 4
Word count: 24