2. Heiliger, Hocherhabner

From Klopstocks Morgengesang am Schöpfungsfeste, Wq 239

Composer	Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Key	b minor → E major
Meter	6/8
Tempo	Etwas lebhafter

German text	English translation
Heiliger, Hocherhabner, Erster,	Holy, most exalted, first one,
du hast auch unseren Sirius gemacht!	you also made our Sirius!
Wie wird er strahlen, wie strahlen	How it shall shine forth, how shall shine forth
der hellere Sirius der Erde!	the brighter Sirius of Earth!
	Translation © 2014 by Ruth B. Libbey

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: The Packard Humanities Institute
• Bach Digital ›
• cpebach.org ›
• Wikipedia ›

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