From Nun danket alle Gott, Wq 241
Composer |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
G major |
Meter |
2/4 |
Tempo |
Allegretto |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
Herr, wert, dass Scharen der Engel dir dienen |
Lord, who is worthy to be served by angels |
und dass dich der Glaube der Völker verehrt, |
and who is honored by all peoples who believe, |
ich danke dir! |
I thank you, Lord! |
Sei mir gepriesen unter ihnen! |
Let me praise you along with others! |
Ich jauchze dir! |
I laud you! |
Und jauchzend lobsingen dir Engel und Völker mit mir! |
And the angels and people joyfully sing your praises with me! |
Translation © 2020 by Ruth B. Libbey |
“Wq 217 was inserted here” —PHI
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