Save our merciful king

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by Bible or other Sacred Texts and by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869)

Translation © by Grant Hicks

Salvum fac regem clementem nostrum

Language: Latin

Our translations: DUT ENG

Salvum fac regem clementem nostrum,
salvum fac, Domine!
et exaudi nos in die,
qua invocaverimus te!

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Text Authorship:

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Salvum fac regem", 1850, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
by Richard Müller (1830 - 1905), "Salvum fac regem, Domine", op. 31 (Drei patriotische Chorgesänge (S. A. T. und B.)) no. 3, published 1874 [ SATB chorus ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
by August Wilhelm Julius Rietz (1812 - 1877), "Salvum fac regem", op. 40 (Sechs geistliche Gesänge für vier Männerstimmen) no. 5, published 1873 [ ttbb chorus ], Leipzig: Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]

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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869) ; composed by Carl Loewe.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Behoud onze koning"
ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-12-29
Line count: 4
Word count: 16

Save our merciful king

Language: English after the Latin

Save our merciful king,
save him, O Lord!
and hear us on the day
when we shall call upon you.

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Translations of titles:
"Salvum fac regem" = "Save the King"
"Salvum fac regem, Domine" = "Save the King, O Lord"

Text Authorship:

Translation from Latin to English copyright © 2025 by Grant Hicks, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts and by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869)
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This text was added to the website: 2025-10-30
Line count: 4
Word count: 20