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by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)

Erlöse uns vom Übel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Heil'ge Liebe, flammend Herz,
Wolle ganz die Welt durchdringen,
Daß die Seelen allerwärts
Liebeglühend sich umschlingen,
Vater, der den Sohn gesandt,
Daß ein Weg zum Heil uns bliebe,
Rett' uns aus des Bösen Hand
    Durch die Liebe.

Heil'ger Glauben, Kreuzesbild,
Leit' uns fest durch Lebensstürme,
Ob auch drohend sich und wild,
Woge rings auf Woge thürme.
Sohn, durch den wir Gott erkannt,
Laß uns diesen Hort nicht rauben,
Rett' uns aus des Bösen Hand
    Durch den Glauben.

Heil'ge Hoffnung, Anker du,
Senke tief dich in die Herzen,
Gieb im Kampf uns süße Ruh',
Und in Wonnen wandle Schmerzen.
Geist des Trostes, unverwandt,
Zeige uns den Himmel offen,
Rett' uns aus des Bösen Hand
    Durch das Hoffen!

Confirmed with Gedichte von Peter Cornelius, eingeleitet von Adolf Stern, Leipzig, C. F. Kahnt Nachfolger, 1890, page 127. Note: this edition seems to be missing stanza 1, line 6, which is presented above as it appears in the musical setting and in other editions.


Text Authorship:

  • by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Erlöse uns vom Übel", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Zu eignen Weisen, in Vater-Unser, no. 9 [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), "Erlöse uns vom Übel", op. 2 no. 9 (1854-5), from Vater unser: Neun geistliche Lieder, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English [singable] (James B. Robinson) , "Deliver us from Evil", 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: 24
Word count: 116

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