Hallow'd be thy name | The stars resound in eternal celestial song in wond'rous sound

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by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)

Translation © by John H. Campbell

Geheiligt werde dein Name

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG ENG

Die Sterne tönen ewig hohe Weisen im Wunderklang;
Und Wunderklang und hellen Psalmensang
Gabst du auch meiner Seele, dich zu preisen.
Wenn deinen Blumen gleich die Seele blühte nur einen Tag,
Den einen Tag mit lichtem Flügelschlag
Schwebte sie auf im Strahle deiner Güte.
Doch mag der Leib im Staube auch verwehen, die Seele lebt;
Die Seele lebt, weil sie dein Geist [umschwebt]¹,
Weil sie dich ahnte, kann sie nie vergehen.
Sie wird von Stern zu Stern empor sich schwingen in Ewigkeit,
In Ewigkeit darf deiner Herrlichkeit,
Darf deiner Güte Preis und Lob sie singen.

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Peter Cornelius, eingeleitet von Adolf Stern, Leipzig, C. F. Kahnt Nachfolger, 1890, page 120.

¹ Cornelius: "umwebt" (song)

Text Authorship:

by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Geheiligt werde Dein Name", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Zu eignen Weisen, in Vater-Unser, no. 2 [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 Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Geheiligt werde dein Name", op. 2 no. 2 (1854-5), from Vater unser: Neun geistliche Lieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Hallow'd be thy name", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (James B. Robinson) , "Hallowed be Thy name", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Line count: 12
Word count: 97

Hallow'd be thy name

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The stars resound in eternal celestial song in wond'rous sound;
And wond'rous sound and Psalms brightly sung,
caused my soul to praise Thee.
If the soul bloomed like thy flowers only one day,  
Then one day with light wingbeat
It will hover in the light of your kindness.
If the body doth blow away as the dust, the soul lives,
The soul lives, because it is held in your spirit, 
Because enfolded in Thee, it can never pass.  
From star to star above suspended in eternity,
In eternity accepting Thy glory,
I sing Thy goodness and praise Thy glory.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Geheiligt werde Dein Name", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Zu eignen Weisen, in Vater-Unser, no. 2
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 99