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

Aria. O Seelenparadies
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
O Seelenparadies,
Das Gottes Geist durchwehet,
Der bei der Schöpfung blies,
Der Geist, der nie vergehet;
Auf, auf, bereite dich,
Der Tröster nahet sich.

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

  • ENG English [singable] (Ebenezer Prout) , "O paradise of souls"
  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Aria. O Paradise of the Soul", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "O paradis des âmes", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 24

O paradise of souls
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
O paradise of souls
In which God's spirit dwelleth:
Which at creation breathed,
Which ne'er again will vanish:
Up, up, thyself prepare,
The Comforter draws near.

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 26