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Groß ist Jehova, der Herr! denn Himmel und Erde verkünden Seine Macht! - Du hörst sie im brausenden Sturm, in des Waldstroms Lautaufrauschendem Ruf, in des grünenden Waldes Gesäusel; Siehst sie in wogender Saaten Gold, in lieblicher Blumen Glühendem Schmelz, im Glanz des [sternebesäeten]1 Himmels! Furchtbar tönt sie im Donnergeroll, und flammt in des Blitzes Schnellhinzuckendem Flug; doch kündet das pochende Herz dir Fühlbarer noch Jehova's Macht, des [unendlichen]2 Gottes, Blickst du flehend empor, und hoffst [der Erbarmungen Fülle]2!
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Perlen der heiligen Vorzeit. Gesammelt durch Johann Ladislav Pyrker. Helias der Thesbit. Elisa. Die Makkabäer. Ofen, 1821. Gedruckt, auf Kosten des Ofner wohlthätigen Frauen-Vereines, in der kön. ung. Universitäts-Buchdruckerey, nach Watts'scher Art, pages 60-61; and with Perlen der heiligen Vorzeit. Von Johann Ladislav Pyrker. Zweyte, vollständige Ausgabe. Wien. Gedruckt und im Verlage bey Anton Strauß, und im Büreau des wohlthätigen Frauenvereins in Ofen. 1826, page 143,
Note: These verses are an excerpt of the much longer poem Elisa; they appear in Erster Gesang. Tod, verses 91-99 (first edition, 1821).
1 Pyrker (1826 edition): "Stern-umfunkelten"2 Pyrker (1826 edition); and Schubert: "ewigen"
2 Pyrker (1826 edition): "von ihm Huld und Erbarmen"; Schubert: "auf Huld und Erbarmen"
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Ladislaus Pyrker (1772 - 1847), no title, appears in Elisa - in zwei Gesängen, first published 1821 [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Die Allmacht", op. 79 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2, D 852 (1825), published 1827, first performed 1828 [ voice, piano ], first setting; Tobias Haslinger, VN 5027, wien [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Die Allmacht", D 875A (1826) [ satb chorus with piano ], second setting; fragment, completed by Reinhard van Hoorickx and Dietrich Knothe [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El Totpoderós", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De almacht", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Gary L. Miller) , "The all-powerful", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le Tout-puissant", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 78
Groot is Jehova, de Heer! Want hemel En aarde verkondigen zijn macht. Die hoor j' in de buld'rende storm, In de woudstroom die luid opbruisend roept. Groot is Jehova, de Heer! Onbegrensd zijn macht, Je hoort die in het groenende woud dat zacht suizelt; Ziet haar in 't golvende gouden graan, In lieflijke bloemen met gloeiende kleur, In de1 glans van de2 sterrenbezaaide hemel! Vrees'lijk dreunt zij in dondergerol, Zij vlamt in de bliksem, snel verschietende flits. Toch predikt het kloppende hart je voelbaarder nog Jehova's macht, de eeuwige godheid, Als je smeekt naar omhoog en hoopt op milde ontferming. Groot is Jehova, de Heer! Groot is Jehova, de Heer!
1 In de: twee achtste noten op de vierde tel
2 Van de: twee achtste noten op de vierde tel
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ladislaus Pyrker (1772 - 1847), no title, appears in Elisa - in zwei Gesängen, first published 1821
This text was added to the website: 2007-05-22
Line count: 15
Word count: 110