But I am wretched (Bible or other Sacred Texts, set by Johannes Brahms) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by Bible or other Sacred Texts

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Ich aber bin elend

Language: German (Deutsch)

Available translation(s): CAT DUT ENG FRE

Ich aber bin elend, und mir ist wehe.

Herr, Herr, Gott, 
barmherzig und gnädig und geduldig
und von großer Gnade und Treue,
der du beweisest Gnade in tausend Glied,
und vergibst Missetat, Übertretung und Sünde,
und vor welchem niemand unschuldig ist.

Gott, Herr Gott, deine Hilfe schütze mich.

Authorship

by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Psalms 69:30a, Exodus 34:6b-7a, Psalms 69:30b [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Ich aber bin elend", op. 110 no. 1 [chorus], from Drei Motetten, no. 1, motet [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Jo sóc però miserable", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Ik echter lijd rampspoed", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "But I am wretched", copyright © 2005
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mais je suis misérable", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Claus-Christian Schuster

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2015-08-17 00:40:16
Line count: 8
Word count: 48

But I am wretched

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

But I am wretched and full of woe.

Lord, Lord God, 
merciful and gracious and patient,
of the greatest clemency and constancy,
you who show mercy to a thousand generations,
and forgive misdeeds, trespasses and sin
and before whom nobody is innocent,

God, Lord God, may your help protect me.

Authorship

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2005 by Emily Ezust
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Based on

a text in German (Deutsch) by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Psalms 69:30a, Exodus 34:6b-7a, Psalms 69:30b

Text added to the website: 2005-12-31 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:16
Line count: 8
Word count: 50