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by Fanny (Franziska) von Hoffnaaß, née Jägerhuber (1831 - 1892)

Bethlehem
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Der Lichtglanz schwindet,
es schweiget der himmlische Chor.
Von der Erde erheben
die Hirten ihr Antlitz empor,
von Ehrfurcht erfüllet,
von wunderbar seligem Glück.
Sie ziehen von dannen
und lassen die Herde zurück.
Nach Bethlehem eilend,
im Herzen des Engels Wort,
erreichen sie gläubig
den ärmlichen Hort.
Sie finden die Mutter
und in der Krippe das Kind:
Christus, den Herrn!

Text Authorship:

  • by Fanny (Franziska) von Hoffnaaß, née Jägerhuber (1831 - 1892) [author's text not yet checked 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 Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Bethlehem", op. 164 no. 4 [voice, chorus, orchestra, and organ], from Der Stern von Bethlehem, no. 4. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Bethlehem", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-01-13
Line count: 15
Word count: 60

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