40 III.
The Whole World restored in Christ.
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Ich sage jedem dass Er lebt
Novalis. 1772-1801.
I say to all men, far and near, That He is risen again; That He is with us now and here, And ever shall remain. | And what I say, let each this morn Go tell it to his friend, That soon in every place shall dawn His kingdom without end. | Now first to souls who thus awake Seems earth a fatherland, A new and endless life they take With rapture from His hand. | The fears of death and of the grave Are whelm'd beneath the sea, And every heart now light and brave May face the things to be. | The way of darkness that He trod To Heaven at last shall come, And he who hearkens to His word Shall reach His Father's home. | 41 Now let the mourner grieve no more, Though his beloved sleep, A happier meeting shall restore Their light to eyes that weep. | Now every heart each noble deed With new resolve may dare, A glorious harvest shall the seed In brighter regions bear. | He lives, His presence hath not ceased, Though foes and fears be rife; And thus we hail in Easter's feast A world renew'd to life! | |