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Zage nur nicht! Zage nur nicht! Hinter den Wolken harrt schon das Licht: O wie wirst du's leuchten sehen, Wenn die Winde Gottes wehen! Zage nur nicht! Zage nur nicht! Hinter den Wolken harrt schon das Licht. Hoffe nur fein! Hoffe nur fein! Tiefer im Schacht noch blitzt das Gestein: O wie wirst du süß erschrecken, Wird dir Gott den Schatz entdecken! Hoffe nur fein! Hoffe nur fein! Tiefer im Schacht noch blitzt das Gestein. Traue dem Herrn! Traue dem Herrn! Hast ihn am nächsten, scheint er dir fern: Wirst in seiner Pracht ihn sehen, Und wie bald schon mag's geschehen! Traue dem Herrn! Traue dem Herrn! Hast ihn am nächsten, scheint er dir fern.
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 48.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Zage nur nicht!", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 53 [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Zage nur nicht", op. 444 (Sechs leichte Duette für Sopran und Alt (auch im Chor zu singen) mit Begleitung des Pianoforte ) no. 5, published 1874 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto (or sa chorus) with piano ], Leipzig: C.F.W. Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Zage nur nicht", op. 364b (13 Lieder und Gesänge für Männerchor) no. 6, published 1869 [ men's chorus ], Schleusingen, Glaser; note: we have added the letter 'b' to this opus because it was used earlier in the same year by a different publisher [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), op. 349 no. 9, published 1869 [ ssa chorus ], Offenbach am Main: J. André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bernhard Bogler (1821 - 1902), "Zage nur nicht", published 1878 [ men's chorus ], from Acht neue Gesänge für Männerchor, no. 2, St. Gallen: Sonderegger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Konrad Kocher (1786 - 1872) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henry Hugo Pierson (1816 - 1873) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Zage nur nicht!" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst Friedrich Eduard Richter (1808 - 1879), "Zage nur nicht", op. 32 (Drei geistliche Lieder von Fr. Oser für vier Männerstimmen) no. 1, published 1867 [ ttbb quartet ], Leipzig: C.F. Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Rohde (1828 - 1883), "Zage nur nicht!", op. 41 (Drei Lieder von Friedrich Oser für gemischten Chor) no. 2, published 1867 [ satb chorus ], Breslau: C.F. Hientzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Sattler (1811 - 1891) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Tauwitz (1812 - 1894) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Tiebach , "Zage nur nicht", op. 10, published 1900 [ voice and piano or organ ], Berlin: Alexander Schmidt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Only do not despair!", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2017-11-14
Line count: 18
Word count: 115
Only do not despair! Only do not despair! Light is already waiting behind the clouds: Oh, how you shall see it shining When the winds of God blow! Do not despair! Do not despair! Light is already waiting behind the clouds. Only keep hoping! Only keep hoping! Deeper within the shaft the gems yet sparkle: Oh, how you shall be sweetly startled, When God reveals the treasure to you! Only keep hoping! Only keep hoping! Deeper within the shaft the gems yet sparkle. Trust in the Lord! Trust in the Lord! He is closest to you when he seems far away: You shall see Him in his glory, And how soon already it might happen! Trust in the Lord! Trust in the Lord! He is closest to you when he seems far away.
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Zage nur nicht!", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 53
This text was added to the website: 2025-04-22
Line count: 18
Word count: 133