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Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herren sterben

by Johannes Brahms From Ein deutsches Requiem (1865) Op. 45 1865-1868

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Text & Translation

Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herren sterben
German source: Martin Luther

Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben,
von nun an.
Ja, der Geist spricht,
daß sie ruhen von ihrer Arbeit;
denn ihre Werke folgen ihnen nach.

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
English translation © The King James Bible

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
from henceforth:
Yea, saith the Spirit,
that they may rest from their labours;
and their works do follow them.

Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herren sterben
German source: Martin Luther

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
English source: The King James Bible

Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben,
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
von nun an.
from henceforth:
Ja, der Geist spricht,
Yea, saith the Spirit,
daß sie ruhen von ihrer Arbeit;
that they may rest from their labours;
denn ihre Werke folgen ihnen nach.
and their works do follow them.

Composer

Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna.  Brahms has been considered, by his…

Poet

Martin Luther

Martin Luther, (10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Read the full Wikipedia article here.

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