Thanks Be to God (No. 20 from Mendelssohn’...

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Thanks Be to God (No. 20 from Mendelssohn’s “Elijah”)

Words: Original German version derived from the Lutheran Bible by Julius Schubring; English version by William Bartholomew

Music: Thanks Be to God (No. 20 from Mendelssohn’s “Elijah”) | Félix Mendelssohn

Thanks be to God,
He laveth the thirsty land!
The waters gather, they rush along; they are lifting their voices!
The stormy billows are high; their fury is mighty.
But the Lord is above them, and Almighty!