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" Wer nicht liebt Wein, Weib und Gesang, Der bleibt em Narr sein Lebenlang."
A sympathetic writer in the " Chautauquan," speaking of the love the Germans exhibit for all classes of songs, says: " In passing through a German town, particularly in the summer, the visitor is often struck by hearing school chil-dren sing. The schools are mostly imposing buildings, situated on the finest sites, where preliminary instruction is shared by all classes together. The windows are wide open, and you may just happen to witness the singing lesson, and hear the youthful voices sing one of those glorious choral songs: "Ein Feste Burg ist unser Gott."
" God is a mighty citadel, A trusty shield and weapon."
It was a choral of Luther's, " Nun danket Alle Gott" in which the whole army joined in a spirit of grateful reverence to God on the morrow of the battle of Sedan. At the univer-sities in moments of patriotic enthusiasm, such as for instance at the outbreak of the 1870 war, German students often met and sang " Ein Feste Burg/' and the effect, we are assured by eye-witnesses on the above occasion, was one of
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