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Now first of all, I live to be worthy
Since my sinful eyes see
The pure land and also the earth
That man gives so much honor
It has happened to me, what I ever prayed for
I have come to the place
Where God walked as a man

Beautiful land, rich and noble
Whatever I have ever seen
You are the most honorable
What wonders have happened here
That a maiden bore a child
Lord over all the host of angels
Was that not a wonder indeed

Here he allowed himself to be baptized pure
So that man may be pure
Then he allowed himself to be sold here
So that we may be free
Otherwise we would be lost
Woe to you, spear, cross, and thorn
Woe to you, heathen, that is your anger

When he shamed the devil there
That no emperor ever fought better
Then he went back to the land
Then the Jews' suffering began
That he, their protector, broke
And that they saw him alive
Whom their hands struck and stabbed

Christians, Jews, and heathens
Claim that your heritage is yours
God shall judge us rightly
Through his three names
The whole world, it struggles here
We are on the right path
It is right that he be with us