by Mechthild of Magdeburg (c1210 - 1285?91?)
O du gießender Gott
Language: German (Deutsch)
O du gießender Gott in deiner Gabe, o du fließender Gott in deiner Minne! O du brennender Gott in deiner Begehrung! O du schmelzender Gott in der Einung mit deinem Leib! O du ruhender Gott, an meiner Brust - ohne dich mag ich nicht sein!
Authorship:
- by Mechthild of Magdeburg (c1210 - 1285?91?) [author's text not yet checked 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 Walter Braunfels (1882 - 1954), "O du gießender Gott", op. 53 no. 1 (1935-36) [soprano and orchestra], from Die Gott minnende Seele, no. 1. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2016-11-19
Line count: 6
Word count: 45