Daß du mich liebst, das wußt’ ich,Ich hatt’ es längst entdeckt;Doch als du mir’s gestandenHat es mich tief erschreckt. Ich stieg wohl auf die BergeUnd jubelte und sang;Ich ging an’s Meer und weinteBey’m Sonnenuntergang. Mein Herz ist wie die SonneSo flammend anzusehn,Und in ein Meer von LiebeVersinkt es groß und schön. Heinrich Heine English Translation …
Stay uprightthe rose advises,show thorns,be proud,bow down only to love. Kurt Marti Original Text (German) Bleib aufrecht, rät die Rose, zeig Dornen, sei stolz, beuge dich nur der Liebe. Kurt Marti
Where charity and love are, there God is. The love of Christ has gathered us into one. Let us exult, and in Him be joyful. Let us fear and let us love the living God. And from a sincere heart let us love each other (and Him). Original text (Latin) Ubi …
Hoffen lernt man auch dadurch, dass man handelt, als sei Rettung möglich. Hoffnung garantiert keinen guten Ausgang der Dinge. Hoffen heißt darauf vertrauen, dass es sinnvoll ist, was wir tun. Hoffnung ist der Widerstand gegen Resignation, Mutlosigkeit und Zynismus. Die Hoffnung kann lesen. Sie vermutet in den kleinen Vorzeichen das ganze Gelingen. Sie stellt nicht …
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV
But then something strange happened. Just as we thought we would die, the waves calmed down and became still. They became completely still. They carried our boat gently past all the dangerous reefs and pushed it gently toward the black rugged rocks below Sir Kato’s castle. Mio, my son by Astrid Lindgren. English Translation by …
You penetrate everything;let your most beautiful light,Lord, touch my face. Like the delicate flowerswilling to unfoldand quietly keep the sunlight, Let me be like this,quietly and happilygrasp your raysand let you work through everything. Original Text (In German) Du durchdringest alles;lass dein schönstes Lichte,Herr, berühren mein Gesichte. Wie die zarten Blumenwillig sich entfaltenund der Sonne …
It’s an utopia. The songs that holding firm belief in a radical alternative (justice and peaceful world). Life would be depressed without these resistance songs. And if the songs disturb you because the reality is so terribly different, they succeed. Because only people who let themselves be bothered and miss something are open to the …
Mary’s song My soul magnifies the Lord,and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,for he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his servant.Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;for the Mighty One has done great things for me,and holy is his name.His mercy is for those who fear himfrom generation …
Amazing grace How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost But now I’m found Was blind, but now I see John Newton