by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), as Angelus Silesius
Das Allersüsseste
Language: German (Deutsch)
Süß ist der Honigseim, süß ist der Rebenmost, Süß ist das Himmelsbrot, der Isreliten Kost. Süß ist, was Seraphin von Anbeginn empfunden, Noch süßer ist, Herr Christ, das Süße deiner Wunden.
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Spelling changes used by Mendelssohn: Isreliten -> Israeliten; Seraphin -> Seraphim
Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann
Spelling changes used by Mendelssohn: Isreliten -> Israeliten; Seraphin -> Seraphim
Authorship:
- by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), as Angelus Silesius, "Das Allersüßeste", appears in Cherubinischen Wandersmann [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Arnold Mendelssohn (1855 - 1933), "Das Allersüsseste", published 1900 [SATB chorus], from Sechs vierstimmige Chorsätze für S., A., T. und B., no. 3, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-17
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