Gebet

Gott, inbrünstig möcht' ich beten,
Doch der Erde Bilder treten
Immer zwischen Dich und mich,
Und die Seele muss mit Grauen
Wie in einen Abgrund schauen,
Strenger Gott, ich fürchte Dich!
 
Ach so brich auch meine Ketten!
Alle Menschen zu erretten,
Giengst Du ja in bittern Tod.
Irrend an der Hölle Thoren,
Ach, wie bald bin ich verloren,
Hilfst Du nicht in meiner Noth.

Translation(s): ENG FRE

List of language codes

Modernized spelling would change "Giengst" to "gingst", "Thoren" to "Toren", "Noth" to "Not"

Submitted by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Authorship

• by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Gebet", appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche Gedichte [ author's text verified 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Walter Courvoisier (1875 - 1931), "Gebet", op. 27 (Geistliche Lieder), Heft 5 (Trost - Einsamkeit) no. 4. [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Erich J. Wolff (1874 - 1913), "Gebet", op. 14 (Vier Gedichte von Eichendorff) no. 1, published 1907. [voice and piano] [
   text verified 1 time
  ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff) , title 1: "Prayer"
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Prière", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2009-07-16.
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