Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary kneels in prayer, evidently praying for the success of an attack by German and Austro-Hungarian forces.
Kaiser Franz Josef im GebetEmperor Franz Josef prayingReverse:Vater im Himmel, Lenker der Sonnen,Zeuge für mich, der in Demut Dir naht!Ich nicht habe den Kampf begonnen,Ich nicht streute die blutige Saal!Doch von Feinden und Neidern umgebenRief ich mein Volk zu eiserner Wehr,Laß mich die frohe Stunde erleben,Die heut mein Geist ach nur zögernd begreift,Da goldene Aehren, funkelnde RebenWieder im Lichte des Friedens gereift.Da keine Mutter trostlos mehr weinet,Wahrheit und Recht nicht länger verkannt,Liebe die Völker der Erde vereinetVater im Himmel, beschütze mein Land!Harry SheffW.R.B. & Co. Wien - Nr. 189.Father in heaven, ruler of the sun,Witness me who comes humbly before you!I did not start the battle;I did not scatter blood everywhere!But surrounded by enemies and the envious,I called my people to be strong as iron.Let me experience the happy hour,That today my soul dimly comprehendsWhen golden ears and sparkling vinesAgain ripen in the light of peace.There no inconsolable mother weeps,Truth and justice are no longer disregarded,And love unites the peoples of the earth.Heavenly Father, protect my country!Harry SheffW.R.B. & Co. Vienna - #189.
"Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary kneels in prayer, evidently praying for the success of an attack by German and Austro-Hungarian forces."
Monday, March 15, 1915
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