Sacred Hymns from the German: Translated by Frances Elizabeth Cox
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Sacred Hymns from the German: Translated by Frances Elizabeth Cox
Hymns, German; Hymns, German -- Translations into English
Green ears the wheat-blades now unfold,
And all rejoice, both young and old,
The God of harvest praising;
From whom this rich abundance flows,
Who every precious gift bestows,
Men’s hearts with gladness raising.
I too my part will gladly take;
God’s glorious works my heart awake,
And soul and spirit capture:
Since all are singing, I will sing,
Will bring my grateful offering,
And join the hymn of rapture.
If in this earthly scene below
Thyself so glorious Thou dost shew,
To us poor sinful mortals,
Then what, when earth is past and gone,
Will be the joy before thy throne,
Within the golden portals?
What matchless rays, what light divine
In Christ’s own paradise will shine,
What sounds be ever ringing,
Where thousand seraph hosts rejoice,
With ceaseless and unwearied voice
Their Hallelujahs singing!
Oh! that with God’s exulting band
I even now might take my stand,
With them might now adore Him,
And, bearing high victorious palms,
Sing praise in thousand joyful psalms,
As angels do, before Him!
Yet silence here I will not keep,
While on the earth I still must creep,
This body’s burden bearing:
My heart shall evermore be bent
Its thankful homage to present,
Jehovah’s praise declaring.
Lord! let my spirit but be fill’d
With soft’ning dews from heaven distill’d,
That it through Thee may flourish:
Grant that the summer of thy grace,
Within my heart’s unfertile place,
The fruits of faith may nourish.
For Thee within my soul make room,
Let me a thriving tree become,
Thy bounteous blessing sharing;
Make me a goodly plant to grow,
Within thy garden here below,
Abundant blossoms bearing.
Let every branch and tender shoot,
Be laden here with precious fruit,
That, when from earth transplanted,
To paradise my soul may soar,
To praise Thee better, love Thee more:
Oh! may this prayer be granted!
NICHTIGKEIT IRDISCHER FREUDEN.
Ihr wisset, dass ihr bey ihr selbst eine bessere und bleibende Habe
im Himmel habt.
Ach, treuer Gott, ich ruf zu dir,
Hilf, dass mich nicht bethöre
Die böse Lust, die steckt in mir,
Nach Reichthum, Wollust, Ehre:
Gieb, dass ich an dein Wort mich halt,
Und dadurch, was mich mannigfalt
Anfichtet, überwinde.
Ach, meine Seel kann ihre Ruh
Im Zeitlichen nicht finden;
Was ich da vornehm’ oder thu,
Wie Rauch pflegt zu verschwinden:
Unsterblich ist die Seel, es muss
Unsterblich sein, was ohn Verdruss
Dieselbe soll vergnügen.
Mir ist nichts auf der Welt bewusst,
Dass solche Ruh könnt geben,
Nicht Augenlust, nicht Fleischeslust,
Nicht hoffährtiges Leben:
Drum will ich auch nicht denken drauf,
Und mein Gemüth zu Gott hinauf
Und seiner Fülle richten.
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