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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Kein Lied mag schöner klingen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Kein Lied mag schöner klingen, 
Als das im Schlummer dir, 
Mein Kind, die Engel singen: 
O könnten's hören wir! 

Doch, eh du kannst im Leben 
Verstehn den süßen Ton, 
Die Engel wieder schweben 
Zurück vor Gottes Thron. 

Nur leise noch hienieden 
Klingt nach der holde Klang, 
Wenn du der Seele Frieden 
Strömst aus im Lobgesang, 

Einst aber hörst du wieder 
Den alten, vollen Ton, 
Wenn du der Kindheit Lieder 
Vernimmst vor Gottes Thron.

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 238.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Kein Lied mag schöner klingen", appears in Liederbuch, in 3. Hauslieder, no. 267 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-02-06
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