O gracious Jesus (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 Bertram Kottmann

O bone Jesu

Language: Latin

Available translation(s): DUT ENG FRE GER

O bone Jesu, miserere nobis, 
quia tu creasti nos, 
tu redemisti nos sanguine tuo praetiosissimo.

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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), "O bone Jesu", op. 37 no. 1, published 1866 [ SSAA chorus a cappella ], from Drei geistliche Chöre für Frauenstimmen (2 Sopran und 2 Alt), no. 1, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "O goede Jesus", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "O gracious Jesus", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ô doux Jésus", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "O gütiger Jesus", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
Line count: 3
Word count: 15

O gracious Jesus

Language: English after the Latin

O gracious Jesus, have mercy on us,
because You have created us
and redeemed us with Your most precious blood.

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Translation from Latin to English copyright © 2007 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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This text was added to the website: 2007-07-04
Line count: 3
Word count: 20