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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Nachtgebet
 (Sung text for setting by J. Rheinberger)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  AFR ENG
  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!

  Nimmʼs 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!

Composition:

    Set to music by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Nachtgebet", op. 157 no. 5 (1888) [ low voice and organ or piano ], from Sechs religiöse Gesänge, no. 5

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Nachtgebet", appears in Liederbuch, in 3. Hauslieder, no. 268

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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


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

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