by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
Translation by Miles Coverdale (1488 - 1568)
Choral: Kyrieleison
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
The blessed son of God only In a crib full poor did lie; With our poor flesh and our poor blood Was clothed that everlasting good. Kyrieleison. The Lord Christ Jesu, God's son dear, Was a guest and a stranger here; Us for to bring from misery, That we might live eternally. Kyrieleison. All this did he for us freely, For to declare his great mercy; All Christendom be merry therefore, And give him thanks for evermore. Kyrieleison.
Authorship:
- by Miles Coverdale (1488 - 1568) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "Choral: Kyrieleison" [soprano or mezzo-soprano, tenor, and baritone soli, boys' chorus, mixed chorus, and orchestra], from the cantata Hodie, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2006-07-26
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