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by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)

Vergieb uns unsre Schuld
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG ENG
Nachts, wenn sich Sturmwind wild erhebt
Und Reue Dir im Innern wacht,
Dann bebt Dein Herz in dunkler Nacht
So schmerzlich wie's noch nie gebebt,
Du ringst, in tiefster Brust verzagt
Umsonst nach Trost, umsonst nach Licht,
Weil durch den Sturm, noch lauter spricht
Dein eigen Herz, das dich verklagt;
Doch ob der Sturm auch schweigen mag
Und laue Luft Dich lind umspült,
Wenn tiefe Reu die Seele fühlt,
Bebt sie im Sturm [am ruh'gen]1 Tag.
Dann preisen Vöglein Gottes Huld
Und singen hell zu ihm empor,
Dir aber dröhnt ihr Sang in's Ohr
Wie herbe Klag' um Deine Schuld.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   P. Cornelius 

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Peter Cornelius, eingeleitet von Adolf Stern, Leipzig, C. F. Kahnt Nachfolger, 1890, page 124.

1 Cornelius: "an ruh'gem" (song)

Text Authorship:

  • by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Vergieb uns unsre Schuld", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Zu eignen Weisen, in Vater-Unser, no. 6 [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 Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Vergieb uns unsre Schuld", op. 2 no. 6 (1854-5), from Vater unser: Neun geistliche Lieder, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Forgive us our sins", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (James B. Robinson) , "Forgive us our trespasses", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 101

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