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Let me walk in beauty and make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset. Make my hands respect the things you have made, and let me learn the lessons you have written in every leaf and rock. Make me wise so I may understand the things you have taught my people. Make me always ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes, so that when life fades my spirit may come to you without shame.
Authorship
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Thomas Schubert (b. 1961), "Prayer to the Great Spirit", from Circle of Life - Songs and Hymns based on Spiritual Texts, Wisdom and Poetry of the Native American People, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Thomas Schubert) , "Gebet zum Grossen Geist", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Maria Nimmerfall
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 80
Lass mich in Schönheit meinen Weg wandeln und meine Augen den farbenprächtigen Sonnenuntergang schauen. Mach, dass meine Hände die Dinge, die du geschaffen hast, wertschätzen, und laß mich deine Botschaften, die du in allen Blättern und Felsen eingeschrieben hast, erkennen. Gib mir Weisheit, die Dinge, die du mein Volk gelehrt hast, zu verstehen. Mach mich allzeit bereit, mit reinen Händen und geradem Blick vor dir zu stehen, Damit, wenn das Leben endet, mein Geist ohne Scham zu dir kommen möge.
Authorship
- by Thomas Schubert (b. 1961), "Gebet zum Grossen Geist", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in English by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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: Maria Nimmerfall
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 80