Ein Blümlein wenn’s die Sonne spüret (Devotional Songs, No. 3)

A Rose Touched by the Sun’s Warm Rays

Berger, Jean (1909–2002)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Function/Language(s):
German

Occasion:

Proper of Time → The Weeks in Ordinary Time → General Ordinary Time

Publication Information:
Augsburg Publishing House — 11-0953 (1962)

Text Information:
Reference: Maria Brubacher (written 1825)

Lyrics:

Ein Blümlein wenn’s die Sonne spüret
Sich öffnet stille, sanft und froh;
Wann Gottes Gnade dich berühret,
Lass auch dein Herz bewirken so.

English translation:
A rose touched by the sun's warm rays
All its petals gently does unfold;
So you, when touched by God's great mercy,
Let joy and gladness win your soul.

Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: Mar 5, 2022