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possibly by Gustav II Adolf of Sweden (1594 - 1632) and possibly by (Johann) Michael Altenburg (1584 - 1640)

Verzage nicht, du Häuflein klein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Verzage nicht, du Häuflein klein,
Obschon die Feinde willens sein,
Dich gänzlich zu verstören,
Und suchen deinen Untergang,
Davon dir wird recht angst und bang;
Es wird nicht lange währen.

Dich tröste nur, daß deine Sach'
Ist Gottes, dem befiehl die Rach'
Und laß allein ihn walten!
Er wird durch seinen Gideon,
Den er wohl weiß, dir helfen schon,
Dich und sein Wort erhalten.

So wahr Gott Gott ist und sein Wort,
Muß Teufel, Welt und Höllenpfort';
Und was dem will anhangen,
Endlich werden zu Hohn und Spott;
Gott ist mit uns und wir mit Gott,
Den Sieg woll'n wir erlangen!

Amen, das hilf, Herr Jesu Christ,
Dieweil du unser Schutzherr bist,
Hilf uns durch deinen Namen:
So wollen wir, deine Gemein',
Dich loben und dir dankbar sein
Und fröhlich singen Amen.

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Text Authorship:

  • possibly by Gustav II Adolf of Sweden (1594 - 1632) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
  • possibly by (Johann) Michael Altenburg (1584 - 1640) [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  • by Ella Georgiyevna Adayevskaya (1846 - 1926), "Feldlied", 1894 [ three-part women's chorus ], arrangement; unpublished  [sung text not yet checked]
  • possibly by Gustav II Adolf of Sweden (1594 - 1632) or possibly by (Johann) Michael Altenburg (1584 - 1640), "Feldlied" [ voice, unaccompanied ], note: may be by Tobias Kiel or Jacob Fabricius [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by August Heinrich Diedrich Bünte (1836 - 1920), "Gustav Adolfs Schlachtgesang bei Lützen", published 1895 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Hannover, Lehne & Co. [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-09-11
Line count: 24
Word count: 132

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