Das Weihrauchkorn
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Dutch (Nederlands)
O Weihrauchkorn,
Versteinter Born,
Du Trän aus Lerch- und Zedernstamme,
Gebetes Bild,
Drin Feuer spielt
Und Funkeln von des Herzens Flamme!
Kein Gabe Gold,
Kein Myrrhen-Sold
Kann meine Hand dem Herrn erbeuten;
Doch Weihrauch mag
Ihm alletag
Und allerorten Dank bedeuten.
O Weihrauch-Gran,
Im Feur vertan
Und Rauch aus mitten Herzens Nöten;
Ein irdisch Grau
Wird himmlisch Blau --
Geh, Weihrauchkorn, den Herrn anbeten!
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Confirmed with Rudolf Alexander Schröder, Gesammelte Werke in Fünf Bänden, Erster Band, Die Gedichte, Berlin und Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 1952, pages 672-673.
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The grain of incense", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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The grain of incense
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Oh, grain of incense,
Fossilized wellspring,
You tear from the trunk of larch and cedar,
Image of prayer,
Within which fire plays
And sparkling from the flames of the heart!
No gift of gold,
No payment of myrrh
May my hand obtain for the Lord;
But incense may
Every day and everywhere
Represent thanks to Him.
Oh, grain of incense,
Consumed in fire
And smoke from the midst of heart's distress;
An earthly grey
Becomes heavenly blue --
Go forth, grain of incense, to worship the Lord!
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This text was added to the website: 2024-11-29
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