Joseph Haydn:Die Schöpfung 

No. 22. Nun scheint in vollem Glanze der Himmel (Now shines the brightest glory)

Aria for bass in D major. The theme is

Doch war noch alles nicht vollbracht
Dem Ganzen fehlte das Geschöpf
Das Gottes Werke dankbar seh'n
Des Herren Güte preisen soll.


"Yet not all was complete,
The whole lacked a being
Who would behold God's work with thanks
And praise the Lord's goodness."
Thus the movement is preparatory to the creation of man.


The Creation (German: "Die Schöpfung") is an oratorio written 1796-1798 by Joseph Haydn, and considered by many to be his masterpiece. The oratorio depicts and celebrates the creation of the world as described in the biblical Book of Genesis