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Mit deiner Huld und Güte, Als wie mit einem Wall, Umschirm, Herr, und behüte Mich und die Meinen all. Du bistʼs, deß wir uns trösten, Auch in der finstern Nacht: Vom Kleinsten bis zum Größten, O nimm uns All' in Acht! Als wie die Sterne droben Nun schimmern Bild an Bild, Sei über uns erhoben Dein Vaterauge mild! Und wie der Nachtwind gehet Erquickend durch das Thal, Sei Herz und Haus durchwehet Von deinem Geist zumal! Nimm's an auch, wenn wir danken, Wie's Jedes, Herr, vermag, Daß treu du ohne Wanken Uns bliebest Tag für Tag; Und laß nun unsern Schlummer In dir gesegnet sein, Laß' ohne Gram und Kummer Uns sehn den Morgenschein!
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Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 239.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Nachtgebet", appears in Liederbuch, in 3. Hauslieder, no. 268 [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 Carl Geißler (1802 - 1868) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Nachtgebet", op. 157 no. 5 (1888) [ low voice and organ or piano ], from Sechs religiöse Gesänge, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Friedrich) Oskar Wermann (1840 - 1906), "Nachtgebet (in Abendgottesdienste)", op. 36 (Achtzehn leichte geistliche Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass zum Gebrauch in Kirche und Haus), Heft 2 no. 17, published 1885 [ satb quartet or chorus ], Dresden: Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , "Naggebed", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Robert Schall) , "Prayer for the night", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Robert Schall
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-04
Line count: 24
Word count: 115
O Heer, laat U genade my soos ʼn wal omring, beskerm en hou my veilig, en dié wat ek bemin. By U, Heer, sal ons troos vind, selfs in die donker nag, ons vra, hou oor die sterkstes soos oor die swakstes wag: As hoog bo ons die sterre nou skitter in ʼn boog, hou hoog bo ons, o Here, U sagte vadersoog. En soos die wind verkwikkend snags oor die vlaktes ruis, bid ons U gees raak helend ons harte en ons huis. Aanvaar dan as ons dank sê soos ons dit, Heer, vermag, dat U by ons gebly het: ons toevlug dag vir dag. Dus laat nou oor ons nagrus U seën daal soos die dou, dat ons met blydskap môre opnuut U lig aanskou!
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Afrikaans copyright © 2016 by Robert Schall, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Nachtgebet", appears in Liederbuch, in 3. Hauslieder, no. 268
This text was added to the website: 2017-02-10
Line count: 24
Word count: 127