This is not Pennsylvania German. It is Standard German:
Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth
"How lovely are your apartments, Mr. Zebaoth"
schön wunderschön lieblich reizend herrlich
German Society of Pennsylvania was created in 1764.
These German Pennsylvania immigrants are called the Pennsylvania Dutch, a misnomer- the German word for German is "Deutsch," but these people were mistakenly called Dutch.
Amish people speak Pennsylvania German, but they are not called Pennsylvania German. Pennsylvania dutch are actually just any people of German descent who settled in Pennsylvania. When the Germans came to Pennsylvania, people thought they were saying "dutch" when they were actually saying "deutch" which means German.
Albert F. Buffington has written: 'Reichard Collection of Early Pennsylvania German Dialogues and Plays (Pennsylvania German Series)' 'Pennsylvania German Secular Folksongs (Pennsylvania German, Vol 8)'
The web address of the German Society Of Pennsylvania is: http://www.germansociety.org
The phone number of the German Society Of Pennsylvania is: 215-627-2332.
The address of the German Society Of Pennsylvania is: 611 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, PA 19123-3505
The address of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center is: 22 Luckenbill Road, Kutztown, PA 19530
Harry Hess Reichard has written: 'Pennsylvania German verse' -- subject(s): German-American poetry, Pennsylvania German dialect
The web address of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center is: www.kutztown.edu/community/pgchc/index1.htm
The expression "Pennsylvania Dutch" referring to this group of people is an alteration of the word "Deutsch" meaning "German." The Pennsylvania Dutch are actually as much of Swiss origin as German.