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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
Wij aanbidden U, Christus, En wij zegenen U; Want door uw heilig kruis Hebt Gij wereld [verlost]1, Heer, ontferm U over ons. Wij brengen U dank, Almachtige koning, voor uw weldaden, Gij die leeft en heerst door alle eeuwen der eeuwen. Amen.
1 Brahms: "verlost, gij die voor ons geleden hebt"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Latin to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2020 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts
This text was added to the website: 2007-09-27
Line count: 10
Word count: 44