My God! my spirit is broken | My God! my spirit is broken

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Mein Gott! zerbrochen ist mein Geist

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

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  Mein Gott! zerbrochen ist mein Geist,
O sieh mich an!
Du den Zerschlagnen nah zumeist,
O sieh mich an!

  Mit Thränen bin ich Tag und Nacht, 
Mit Herzeleid, 
Mit Kummer nur und Gram gespeist, 
O sieh mich an!

  Dir ist's verborgen nicht, wie viel
Ich leiden muß,
Und was die Seele mir zerreißt,
O sieh mich an!

  Vergehn in meinem Elend muß
Ich ganz und gar,
So du mir, Herr, nicht Kraft verleihst, 
O sieh mich an! 

  Ich schrei', ich schrei zu dir, du wirst 
Erhören mich! 
Der du mich selber bitten heißt, 
O sieh mich an!

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Confirmed with Friedrich Oser, Kreuz- und Trostlieder, Wiesbaden: Julius Niedner, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1865, page 7.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), no title, appears in Kreuz- und Trostlieder, in Erstes Buch, no. 6 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "My God! my spirit is broken", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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My God! my spirit is broken

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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  My God! my spirit is broken,
Oh, look upon me!
Thou who art usually near to the broken,
Oh, look upon me!

  My only sustenance is tears both day and night,
Is heartache,
Is sorrow and affliction,
Oh, look upon me!

  It is not hidden from Thee how much
I must suffer,
And what tears my soul to pieces,
Oh, look upon me!

  I must utterly perish 
In my misery
If Thou, God, dost not give me strength,
Oh, look upon me!

  I call out, I call out to Thee,
Thou shalt hear me!
Thou, who Thyself commanded me to ask,
Oh, look upon me!

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), no title, appears in Kreuz- und Trostlieder, in Erstes Buch, no. 6
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This text was added to the website: 2026-09-01
Line count: 20
Word count: 106