Wir beten Dich an, Christus (Bible or other Sacred Texts, set by (Heinrich Bellermann, 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

Adoramus te, Christe

Language: Latin

Available translation(s): DUT ENG FRE GER

Adoramus te, Christe, 
et benedicimus tibi; 
Quia per tuam sanctam crucem 
redemisti mundum¹ .
Domine, miserere nobis.
[Agimus tibi gratias,
rex omnipotens beneficiis tuis,
qui vivis et regnas per omnia
saecula saeclorum. 
Amen.]²

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¹ Brahms inserts here: "qui passus es pro nobis"
² omitted by Brahms.

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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 (Johann Gottfried) Heinrich Bellermann (1832 - 1903), "Adoramus te Christe", op. 11 (3 Motetten für 4 Singstimme a capella) no. 2, published 1866 [ vocal quartet a cappella ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Adoramus te, Christe", op. 37 no. 2, published 1866 [ SSAA chorus a cappella ], from Drei geistliche Chöre für Frauenstimmen (2 Sopran und 2 Alt), no. 2, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Wij aanbidden U, Christus", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "We adore You, Christ", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Nous t'adorons, Christ", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , 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: 10
Word count: 33

Wir beten Dich an, Christus

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Latin

Wir beten Dich an, Christus,
und lobpreisen Dich;
denn durch Dein heiliges Kreuz
hast Du die Welt erlöst,
Herr, erbarme Dich unser.
Wir sagen Dir Dank,
allmächtiger König, für Deine Wohltaten,
der Du lebst und herrschest
in alle Ewigkeit.
Amen.

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Translation from Latin to German (Deutsch) 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: 10
Word count: 40