Dein Wille, Herr, geschehe!
Verdunkelt schweigt das Land,
Im Zug der Wetter sehe
ich schauernd deine Hand.
O mit uns Sündern gehe
erbarmend ins Gericht!
Ich beug' im tiefsten Wehe
zum Staub mein Angesicht.
Dein Wille, Herr, geschehe!
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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 Walter Courvoisier (1875 - 1931), "Aus "Der Pilger"", op. 27 (Geistliche Lieder), Heft 5 (Trost - Einsamkeit) no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wilhelm Martens , "Der Pilger", op. 24 no. 5, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Eichendorff-Album. 20 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung. Religiöse Lieder, no. 5, Berlin, Deneke [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Dein Wille, Herr, geschehe", op. 137 no. 2 (1914) [ voice, piano or harmonium or organ ], from Zwölf geistliche Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Dein Wille, Herr, geschehe", op. 33 no. 2 (1920), first performed 1921, orchestrated 1940 [ baritone and piano ], from Der Pilger : Zyklus von fünf Gedichten von Joseph v. Eichendorff, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Woldemar Voullaire (1825 - 1902), "Dein Wille, Herr, gescheh'", op. 9 (Fünf geistliche Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Walter (1821 - 1896), "Dein Wille, Herr! ", op. 17 (Drei Gesänge für Alt-Stimme) no. 3, published 1862 [ alto and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Ergebung", 1881 [ satb chorus ], from Sechs geistliche Lieder nach Gedichten von Eichendorff, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Submission", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 9
Word count: 38
Your will, Lord, be done!
Darken, quiet the land,
In the march of the storm,
Shuddering, I see your hand.
O, treat us sinners
With compassion in your judgment!
I bow in humblest grief,
With my face to the dust.
Your will, Lord, be done!