Lord, I do not want to leave You!

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ich will Dich, Herr, nicht lassen!

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

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Ich will Dich, Herr, nicht lassen!
Gib Kraft, Dich fest zu fassen!
Wer Dich nur hält, ja Dich nur hält,
der muss gesegnet sein!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• J. Lang

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Note: this text might have been inspired by the third stanza of Hiller's Dein Wort, Herr, ist geschehen .

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Es ist noch eine Ruhe vorhanden dem Volk Gottes", c1873, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-04-13
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Word count: 24

Lord, I do not want to leave You!

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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Lord, I do not want to leave You!
Give me strength to clasp You firmly!
Who holds only You, yes, holds only You,
Must be blessed!

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2009 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website: 2009-04-13
Line count: 4
Word count: 26