God cannot withdraw Himself | God cannot withdraw Himself

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by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Gott kan sich nicht entziehn

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

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Gott kan sich nicht entziehn
er würket für und für.
Fühlstu nicht seine Krafft
so gib die Schuld nur dir.

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Text Authorship:

by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), "Gott kan sich nicht entziehn", appears in Cherubinischen Wandersmann [author's text checked 1 time 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 Willy Burkhard (1900 - 1955), "Gott kann sich nicht entziehn", op. 17, Heft 1 (Acht Sprüche aus dem "Cherubinischen Wandersmann" (first set)) no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "God cannot withdraw Himself", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-10
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God cannot withdraw Himself

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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God cannot withdraw Himself,
He works forever and ever.
If you do not feel His power,
Blame only yourself.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Sharon Krebs, (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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), "Gott kan sich nicht entziehn", appears in Cherubinischen Wandersmann
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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-23
Line count: 4
Word count: 19