O Gott Vater ins Himmels Throne (O God, Father, in Heaven's Throne)

DESCRIPTION: Amish hymn in German.. "O Gott Vater in Himmels Throne, Der du uns hast bereit ein' Krone." "O God, Father, in Heaven's throne, You have have prepared a crown for us, As we... Suffer with him the cross and anguish..."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1742 (Amish Ausbund, #55, according to Korson-PennsylvaniaSongsAndLegends)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad foreignlanguage
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Korson-PennsylvaniaSongsAndLegends, pp. 156-157, "O Gott Vater ins Himmels Throne (O God, Father, in Heaven's Throne)" (1 short German text plus not-very-literal translation, 1 tune)
File: KPL156

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