Weihnachten, Op. 79, No. 1 (Felix Mendelssohn)
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General Information
Title: Weihnachten, Op. 79, No. 1
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Number of voices: 8vv Voicing: SSAATTBB
Genre: Sacred, Motets
Language: German
Instruments: a cappella.
Published: Mendelssohn's Werke (1874-77)
Description: No. 1 of Sechs Sprüche
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Original text and translations
German text
Weihnachten
Frohlocket, ihr Völker auf Erden, und preiset Gott!
Der Heiland ist erschienen, den der Herr verheißen.
Er hat seine Gerechtigkeit der Welt offenbaret.
Halleluja!
English translation
Christmas
Rejoice, ye people of the earth, and praise God!
The redeemer is come, whom the Lord has promised.
He has revealed his justice to the world.
Hallelujah!
(English translations by Barbara Kilpatrick, PDF and Word documents also available here)
