From Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, H 811
Composer |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
C major |
Meter |
4/4 |
Tempo |
Andante |
German text |
English translation |
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Sei willkommen, Tag der Freuden, |
Welcome, day of joys, |
Segen Gottes ewigs Heil |
the benediction of God’s eternal salvation |
ist gefallner Sünder Teil! |
is the lot of fallen sinners! |
Gott erbarmt sich ihrer Leiden. |
God has mercy on their suffering. |
Oh, wie hat uns Gott geliebet, |
O, how God has loved us; |
er denkt unsrer Schuld nicht mehr. |
he no longer thinks of our guilt. |
Wo ist so ein Gott wie er, |
Where is such a God as he, |
der die Missetat vergibet? |
who forgives wrongdoing? |
Aller Welten Lobgesang |
May the hymn of praise of all worlds |
sing ihm Preis und Dank! |
sing praise and thanks to him! |
Translation © 2021 by Ruth B. Libbey |
Incorporating music by Georg Benda
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