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by Reinhard Johannes Sorge (1892 - 1916)

Sehnen abends
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich liebe Dich, o bleib bei mir!
Sieh, Herr, der Abend sinkt.
Mit Zittern bricht
Die Nacht herein --
Wie ohne Dich,
Wie außer Dir
Vermag ich, Mensch, zu sein!?
Selbst nicht der Gnade Hauche
Beschwichtigen das Herz,
Das sehnt und stöhnt,
Bei Gott zu sein,
Das schlägt und dröhnt
Und aufwärts langt
Und Dich verlangt --
Selbst nicht der Gnade Hauche
Beschwichtigen die Pein.

Text Authorship:

  • by Reinhard Johannes Sorge (1892 - 1916), "Sehnen abends" [author's text not yet checked 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 Joseph Haas (1879 - 1960), "Sehnen abends", op. 74 no. 4, published 1928 [high voice and piano], from Christuslieder, no. 4. [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-02-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 63

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