Venture forth, O soul, to your God | Venture forth, O soul, to your God

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by Peter Rosegger (1843 - 1918)

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Fahr hin, o Seel', zu deinem Gott

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Fahr hin, o Seel', zu deinem Gott,
der dich aus nichts gestaltet,
der dich erlöst durch seinen Tod,
den Himmel offen haltet.

Fahr hin zu dem, der in der Tauf
die Unschuld dir gegeben,
Er nehme dich barmherzig auf
in jenes bess're Leben.

Text Authorship:

by Peter Rosegger (1843 - 1918), appears in Erdsegen: vertrauliche Sonntagsbriefe eines Bauernknechtes, ein Kulturroman, first published 1900 [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 Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Fahr hin, o Seel', zu deinem Gott", op. 15 no. 5 (1917-22) [soprano, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpet, harp, violin, and viola], from Fünf geistliche Lieder, no. 5. [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Pars, ô mon âme, vers ton Dieu", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Michael P. Rosewall) , title 1: "Venture forth, O soul, to your God", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Jeroen Scholten

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 43

Venture forth, O soul, to your God

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Venture forth, O soul, to your God,
Who has formed you out of nothingness,
Who has saved you through his death,
And who holds open the heavens.

Venture forth to the one, who by baptism
Has granted innocence to you.
God lovingly lifts you 
Into the better life to come.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Michael P Rosewall, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Peter Rosegger (1843 - 1918), appears in Erdsegen: vertrauliche Sonntagsbriefe eines Bauernknechtes, ein Kulturroman, first published 1900
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-24
Line count: 8
Word count: 50