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by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899)

Aleer het licht ten avond raakt
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
     Te lucis ante terminum...

Aleer het licht ten avond raakt,
o Schepper aller dingen, waakt
en zorgt voor ons, die al den tijd,
- wij bidden u, - bermhertig zijt!

Voor droomgedrochten, die 't verstand
verbazen, berge ons uwe hand;
en 's vijands onraad, ingesnoerd,
ons lichaam late onaangeroerd!

o Vader, in uw mildheid groot,
met God den Zone, uws zelfs genoot,
die eeuwig God zijt, Heilig Geest,
vertroost ons al, van minst tot meest!

About the headline (FAQ)

See the hymn Te lucis ante terminum.

Spelling changes used by Ras: den tijd -> de tijd; bermhertig -> barmhartig ; den Zone -> de Zone
Spelling changes used by Hekhuis: den tijd -> de tijd; den Zone -> de Zoone


Text Authorship:

  • by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), "Aleer het licht ten avond raakt" [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 Lionel Blomme (1897 - 1984), "Aleer het licht ten avond raakt", 1952 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Marcel De Backer (1924 - 2006), "Aleer het licht" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Marc Deckers , "Aleer het licht ten avond raakt", 1987 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Jan Hekhuis , "Aleer het licht ten avond raakt" [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by C. F. Hendriks, jr. , "Aleer het licht ten avond raakt", op. 29 no. 2 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Harold C. King (1895 - 1984), "Te lucis ante terminum", 1979 [ voice and organ ], from Vier liederen op teksten van Guido Gezelle, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Arthur Meulemans (1884 - 1966), "Aleer het licht ten avond raakt", op. 11 (1905) [ voice and piano ], with an English adaptation by Mary Kenley [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ivo Oscar Mortelmans (1901 - 1984), "Aleer het licht ter avond raakt", 1927 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Vic Nees (b. 1936), "Aleer het licht ten avond raakt" [ women's chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Jan Ras , "Aleer het licht ten avond raakt", op. 94 no. 1 (1978) [ voice and piano or organ ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Jan Van der Linden , "Aleer het licht ten avond raakt" [ women's chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-10-02
Line count: 13
Word count: 74

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