by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
O grand Dieu, je tends vers toi mes...
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
O grand Dieu, je tends vers toi mes mains. Je te fais cent mille prières. O grand Dieu, je te demande trois grâces : L'amour des jeunes filles, la vaillance dans les combats, Et le pardon au jour de la résurrection.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Maurice Jaubert (1900 - 1940), "O grand Dieu, je tends vers toi mes mains", from Chants sahariens: Cinq Poèmes touareg, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "O great God, I raise my hands to you", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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