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by Carl Schlechter (1804 - 1876), as Carl Haffner

Grablied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der bleiche Todesengel
Tritt an ein offnes Grab,
Man senkt in kalte Erde
Ein kaltes Herz hinab.

Der milde Geist des Friedens
Steht dort vor Gottes Thron,
Und reicht in jener Heimat
Die Palme Dir zum Lohn.

Hier laden Glockentöne, 
Dich ein zur stillen Ruh'
Dort jauchzen Engel Chöre
Dir ein Willkommen zu.

Befehlt den Geist ihr Brüder
In Gottes Vaterhand:
Wir sehn uns Alle wieder
In jenem Heimatland.

Text Authorship:

  • by Carl Schlechter (1804 - 1876), as Carl Haffner [author's text not yet checked 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 Anton Emil Titl (1809 - 1882), "Grablied", published 1864 [ ttbb chorus a cappella ], C. A. Spina, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2022-01-17
Line count: 16
Word count: 69

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