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by Bernhardt Severin Ingemann (1789 - 1862)

Den store Mester kommer
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Den store Mester kommer;
    Fuldkjærlig er hans Id:
Han sidder ved Smeltediglen
    Og luttrer Sølvet med Flid.
 
Han seer paa Diglen nøie;
    Han veier Tid og Stund;
Naar Ertsen i Strøm udsmelter,
    Han stirrer dybt i dens Grund.
 
Han kjender Tegn og Mærke
    Paa Klarheds Gjennembrud,
Naar Sølvstoffets ædle Indre
    Af Ertsen luttrer sig ud.
 
Det Øieblik han venter
    Og agter kjærlig paa,
Naar klarlig hans eget Billed
    Vil dybt i Sølvspeilet staae.
 
Da glædes høie Mester:
    Da Værket er fuldbragt;
Da priser det ædle Sølvstof
    Sin Mesters Daad i sin Pragt.
 
-- Den store Mester kommer,
    Som smelter Sjæl og Sind;
Han sidder ved Hjertegruben;
    Han seer i Sjælene ind.
 
Og har i Hjertedybet
    Sit Billed klart han seet,
Saa glædes den høie Mester --
    Saa er hans Gjerning alt skeet.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Bernhardt Severin Ingemann (1789 - 1862), "Mesteren kommer", Malachias 3,3, first published 1841 [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 Niels Peter Hillebrandt (1815 - 1885), "Den store Mester kommer", subtitle: "stanzas 1,4,6-7", 1878 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Caspar Christian Hoffmann (1839 - 1893), "Den store Mester kommer", 1878 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931), "Den store Mester Kommer", FS. 92 no. 1 (1917-8) [ voice and piano ], from 2 Salmer, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931), "Den store Mester kommer!", FS 95 no. 6, CNW 243, published 1921 [ voice and piano ], from 20 Folkelige Melodier, no. 6, Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 130

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