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by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)

Zu uns kommen dein Reich
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Das sind goldne Himmelspfade,
Die Du, Gott, herniedersteigst,
Wenn Du Dich im Mild' und Gnade
Einem reinen Herzen neigst,
Das Dir eine Krone weiht
Und ein Reich, darin Du wohnest,
Einen Thron, darauf Du thronest
Recht in Himmelsherrlichkeit.
Ach, mein Herz ist voller Fehle,
Findest keine Krone dort;
Doch gesund wird meine Seele,
Sprichst Du nur ein einzig Wort.
Gott der Milde, Gott der Gnade,
Schaff' in mir ein reines Herz,
Komm', ach, komme niederwärts,
Komm' auf goldnem Himmelspfade!

Confirmed with Gedichte von Peter Cornelius, eingeleitet von Adolf Stern, Leipzig, C. F. Kahnt Nachfolger, 1890, page 121.


Text Authorship:

  • by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Zu uns kommen Dein Reich", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Zu eignen Weisen, in Vater-Unser, no. 3 [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), "Zu uns kommen dein Reich", op. 2 no. 3 (1854-5), from Vater unser: Neun geistliche Lieder, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English [singable] (James B. Robinson) , "Thy kingdom come", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

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