Im Himmelreich ein Haus steht, da hin ein goldener Weg geht. Die Säulen die sind von Marmelstein, da legte unser Herr hinein die edelsten Gesteine. In dieses Haus geht niemand ein, der nicht von allen Sünden reine.
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Text Authorship:
- by Will Vesper (1882 - 1962) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Mittelhochdeutsch by Spervogel (c1150 - c1200)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Max Bruch (1838 - 1920), "Im Himmelreich", op. 90 (Fünf Lieder für gemischte Chor) no. 1, published 1917 [ SATB chorus ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walter Courvoisier (1875 - 1931), "Im Himmelreich ein Haus steht", op. 23 (Sieben alte deutsche Gedichte) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Im Himmelreich", op. 21 no. 1 (1923), first performed 1925 [ soprano, organ and viola da gamba or violoncello ], from Zwei geistliche Gesänge, no. 1, F.E.C. Leuckart, Leipzig [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Paul Hermann Franz Graener (1872 - 1944), "Im Himmelreich ein Haus steht", op. 47 (Drei Lieder zu altdeutschen Gedichten) no. 3, published 1918 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Im Himmelreich ein Haus steht", 1924, from Zwölf Duette und Kanons zum 14.8.1924, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Das himmlische Haus", op. 77 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 3 [ women's chorus a cappella (op. 77a) or with piano (op. 77b) ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Im Himmelreich ein Haus steht", op. 111b (Drei Gesänge) no. 1 (1909?) [ chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2009-10-14
Line count: 7
Word count: 37