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Herr, der du rufst dem Morgenroth! Und riegelst zu das Thor der Nacht, Daß das Gewölk auf dein Gebot Brennt, wie von Andachtsgluth entfacht: O sende deiner Gnade Strahl Auch mir in’s Herz und mach’s bereit, Nach allem Jammer, aller Qual Zu preisen deine Gütigkeit! Herr, der den Aar du fliegen heißt Aus seinem Horst zur Sonne gleich: Entreiß’ auch mich durch deinen Geist Der finstern Nacht und ihrem Reich! Aus fernster Höh laß’ ohne Graun Mich blicken auf der Erde Noth, Und jauchzen dir im Niederschaun, Als wie dir jauchzt das Morgenroth!
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Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 54-55.
Note: modernized spelling would change "Morgenroth" to "Morgenrot", "Thor" to "Tor", "Andachtsgluth" to "Andachtsglut", and "Noth" to "Not".
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Herr, der du rufst dem Morgenroth!", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 61 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Herr, der du rufst dem Morgenroth", op. 408 (Vier Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor, und Bass-stimme) no. 1, published 1872 [ SATB quartet a cappella ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Aloys Theodor Commer (1813 - 1887), "Herr, der du rufst dem Morgenroth", op. 65 (Zwanzig Lieder für Fr. Oser, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 18, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein'sche Buchhandlung [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Peter Gotthard (1839 - 1919) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Herr, der du rufst dem Morgenroth!", 1867 [ voice and piano ], fragment, unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Henry Hugo Pierson (1816 - 1873) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Herr, der du rufst dem Morgenrot" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst Friedrich Eduard Richter (1808 - 1879), "Herr, der du rufst dem Morgenroth", op. 32 (Drei geistliche Lieder von Fr. Oser für vier Männerstimmen) no. 2, published 1867 [ ttbb quartet ], Leipzig: C.F. Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Rohde (1828 - 1883), "Herr, der du rufst dem Morgenroth", op. 41 (Drei Lieder von Friedrich Oser für gemischten Chor) no. 3, published 1867 [ satb chorus ], Breslau: C.F. Hientzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Lord, who calls forth the dawn of day!", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2015-01-18
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Word count: 94
Lord, who calls forth the dawn of day! And locks the gateway of night, So that the clouds at Thy command Burn, as if enflamed by the fervour of worship: Oh send the beam of Thy mercy Into my heart as well and make it ready, After all this misery, all this suffering, To praise Thy goodness! Lord, who commands the eagle to fly From its aerie right up to the sun: Through Thy Spirit, wrest me as well From the grasp of night and its kingdom! From the greatest heights permit me, without dread, To gaze upon the misery of earth, And, in gazing down, to exult in Thee, As the dawn exults in Thee!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Herr, der du rufst dem Morgenroth!", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 61
This text was added to the website: 2015-01-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 117