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by Christoph Christian Sturm (1740 - 1786)

Über die Finsterniss kurz vor dem Tode Jesu
 (Sung text for setting by C. Bach)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ITA
Nacht und Schatten decken des Mittlers Angesicht;
und des Richters Schrecken erträgt die Seele nicht!
Ach, wie ist ihm bange um Freudigkeit und Licht!
Vater, ach wie lange verzeucht dein Angesicht!
Herr, erbarme dich! Gott, erbarme dich!

Composition:

    Set to music by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788), "Über die Finsterniss kurz vor dem Tode Jesu", Wq 197 no. 29 (1780-1781) [ voice and piano or harpsichord or organ ], from Sturms geistliche Gesänge mit Melodien, Erste Sammlung, no. 29

Text Authorship:

  • by Christoph Christian Sturm (1740 - 1786)

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

  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Marco Crosetto) , "Il buio poco prima della morte di Gesù", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Caroline Diehl

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 5
Word count: 37

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