Hoffnung ist ein fester Stab
und Geduld ein Reisekleid,
da man mit durch Welt und Grab
wandert in die Ewigkeit.

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• by Friedrich von Logau (1604 - 1655) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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• by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Zum Frieden", op. 50 no. 5 (1936-7), published 1948, first performed 1948 [SATB quartet, SATB chorus, and orchestra], from De Profundis, no. 5, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-04
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