Resurrection

Chorus and soprano:

Arise, yes, you shall rise again my dust,

after a short rest!

He who called you

will give you eternal life.

You are sown to blossom anew.

The lord of the harvest strides

And gathers sheaves...

us who have passed away.

Alto solo:

Oh believe, my heart, believe:

Nothing will get lost!

What you have longed for is yours!

Yours, what you have loved, what you have strived for!

Soprano solo:

Oh believe: you were not born in vain!

You have not lived, suffered to no avail!

Chorus and alto:

What has come into being must go!

What is gone must rise again!

Stop quaking!

Be willing to live!

Soprano and alto solo:

Oh pain! You all-penetrating power!

I am wrested from you!

Oh death! You all-conquering power!

You are vanquished at last!

With wings that I have gained

in a fervent striving for love

I shall rise to a light

which no eye has ever seen!

Chorus:

With wings that I have gained

I shall rise!

I shall die to live!

Arise, yes, you shall rise again,

my heart, in no time!

What you have beaten

to God it will bear you!