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Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi; Quia per tuam sanctam crucem redemisti [mundum]1 . Domine, miserere nobis. Agimus tibi gratias, rex omnipotens beneficiis tuis, qui vivis et regnas per omnia saecula saeclorum. Amen.
J. Brahms sets lines 1-5
1 Brahms: "mundum qui passus es pro nobis"
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Johann Gottfried) Heinrich Bellermann (1832 - 1903), "Adoramus te Christe", op. 11 (3 Motetten für 4 Singstimme a capella) no. 2, published 1866 [ vocal quartet a cappella ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Adoramus te, Christe", op. 37 no. 2, published 1866, lines 1-5 [ SSAA chorus a cappella ], from Drei geistliche Chöre für Frauenstimmen (2 Sopran und 2 Alt), no. 2, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time] - by Walter Rudolph Niemann (1876 - 1953), "Adoramus te, Christe", published 1906 [ mixed chorus ], from 3 kleine Motetten, no. 2, Bartholf Senff, Plate 2561 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Wij aanbidden U, Christus", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "We adore You, Christ", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Nous t'adorons, Christ", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
Line count: 10
Word count: 34
Wir beten Dich an, Christus, und lobpreisen Dich; denn durch Dein heiliges Kreuz hast Du die Welt erlöst, Herr, erbarme Dich unser. Wir sagen Dir Dank, allmächtiger König, für Deine Wohltaten, der Du lebst und herrschest in alle Ewigkeit. Amen.
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Text Authorship:
- Translation from Latin to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2007 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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This text was added to the website: 2007-07-04
Line count: 10
Word count: 40