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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Herr, mein Gott, sei du mein Licht

(Sung text for setting by B. Randhartinger)

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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 das Licht,
Ach, erleucht', erleuchte mich!

Composition:

Benedikt Randhartinger

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

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Lord, my God, be Thou my light", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2023-03-31
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Word count: 43

Lord, my God, be Thou my light

(Sung text translation for setting by B. Randhartinger)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Lord, my God, be Thou my light;
Darkness covers me!
See, I await, I await Thee;
Lord, my God, be Thou my light!
Dost Thou then wish to conceal
Thy countenance from me eternally?
Thou alone, thou art the light,
Ah, give me light, give me light!

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Herr, mein Gott, sei du mein Licht", appears in Kreuz- und Trostlieder, in Erstes Buch, no. 4
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This text was added to the website: 2025-01-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 48