by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)
Herr, mein Gott, sei du mein Licht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Herr, mein Gott, sei du mein Licht, Finsternis bedecket mich! Sieh', ich wart', ich wart' auf dich, Herr, mein Gott, sei du mein Licht! Willst du denn dein Angesicht Mir verbergen ewiglich? Du allein, du bist mein Licht, Ach, erleucht', erleuchte mich!
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Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
Confirmed with Friedrich Oser, Kreuz- und Trostlieder, Wiesbaden: Julius Niedner, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1865, page 5.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Herr, mein Gott, sei du mein Licht", appears in Kreuz- und Trostlieder, in Erstes Buch, no. 4 [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 Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Herr, mein Gott, sei du mein Licht" [ SATB chorus and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Lord, my God, be Thou my light", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2023-03-31
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