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by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)

Abendlied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Für alle Güte sei gepreist,
Gott Vater, Sohn und Heil’ger Geist!
Ihr’ bin ich zu geringe.
Vernimm den Dank,
den Lobgesang,
den ich dir kindlich singe.

Du nahmst dich meiner herzlich an,
hast Großes heut an mir getan,
mir mein Gebet gewähret;
hast väterlich
mein Haus und mich
beschützet und genähret.

Herr, was ich bin, ist dein Geschenk;
der Geist, mit dem ich dein gedenk,
ein ruhiges Gemüte;
was ich vermag
bis diesen Tag,
ist alles deine Güte.

Sei auch, nach deiner Lieb und Macht,
mein Schutz und Schirm in dieser Nacht;
vergib mir meine Sünden.
Und kömmt mein Tod,
Herr Zebaoth,
so lass mich Gnade finden.

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769) [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 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788), "Abendlied", Wq 194 no. 1 (1758) [ voice and piano or harpsichord or organ ], from Geistliche Oden und Lieder mit Melodien: Gellert Oden, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Evening Song", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-02-22
Line count: 24
Word count: 107

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