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by Salomo Franck (1659 - 1725)
Translation Singable translation by Ebenezer Prout (1835 - 1909)

Aria. Hebt euer Haupt empor
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Hebt euer Haupt empor
Und seid getrost, ihr Frommen,
Zu eurer Seelen Flor!
Ihr sollt in Eden grünen,
Gott ewiglich zu dienen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Salomo Franck (1659 - 1725) [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 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), "Aria. Hebt euer Haupt empor", BWV 70 no. 8 (1723) [ tenor and instrumental ensemble ], from cantata Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English [singable] (Ebenezer Prout) , "Lift up your heads on high"
  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Aria. Lift up your head", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Relevez la tête", copyright © 2018, (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: 5
Word count: 22

Lift up your heads on high
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Lift up your heads on high,
And comfort take, ye pious,
For health unto your souls!
Ye shall in Eden flourish,
And serve the Lord forever.

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation by Ebenezer Prout (1835 - 1909), "Lift up your heads on high" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Salomo Franck (1659 - 1725)
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

    [ None yet in the database ]


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 5
Word count: 26

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