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Thread #26268   Message #315939
Posted By: Haruo
10-Oct-00 - 10:08 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Ich hatt' einen Kameraden
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ich Hatt' ein' Kamerade
In English hymnody, AUSTRIA is traditionally associated with John Newton's text,

Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God;
He whose word cannot be broken formed thee for His own abode.
On the Rock of Ages founded, what can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded, thou mayst smile at all thy foes.


And since it is 8.7.8.7.D, it's one of those tunes that some hymnals like to use over and over again. The one I have in front of me, which my church uses, applies AUSTRIA (calling it AUSTRIAN HYMN) also to Praise the Lord! Ye heavens, adore Him and From the first bright light of morning.

I first learned the tune with words that ran something like

Deutsche Frälein, deutsche Treue, deutscher Wein und deutscher Sang
Sollen auf der Welt behalten ihren alten schönen Klang
Uns zu edler Tat begeistern, unser ganzes Leben lang,
...

Liland