Die Himmel rühmen des Ewigen Ehre

"Die Himmel rühmen des Ewigen Ehre"
Lied by Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven in 1803, painting by Christian Horneman
EnglishThe heavens praise the glory of the Eternal
Other name"Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur"
KeyC major
Opus48/4
Text"Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur"
LanguageGerman
Published1803 (1803)
Scoring
  • voice
  • piano

"Die Himmel rühmen des Ewigen Ehre" (The heavens praise the glory of the Eternal), Op. 48/4, is a composition for voice and piano by Ludwig van Beethoven, setting the beginning of Christian Fürchtegott Gellert's poem "Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur" (The glory of God from nature), a paraphrase of Psalm 19. Beethoven composed it as part of a collection of lieder on texts by Gelllert, which was published in 1803, known as Gellert Lieder. "Die Himmel rühmen des Ewigen Ehre" became famous in arrangements for choir, "Die Himmel rühmen!" by Joseph Dantonello and "The Heavens are Telling" by Virgil Thomson.