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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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Authorship
- by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche Gedichte, in Der Pilger, no. 2 [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 Walter Courvoisier (1875 - 1931), "Aus "Der Pilger"", op. 27 (Geistliche Lieder), Heft 5 (Trost - Einsamkeit) no. 6. [text verified 1 time]
- by Wilhelm Martens , "Der Pilger", op. 24 no. 5, published 1900 [voice and piano], from the collection Eichendorff-Album. 20 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung. Religiöse Lieder, no. 5, Berlin, Deneke [text not verified]
- 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. [text not verified]
- 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. [text not verified]
- 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 [text not verified]
- by August Walter (1821 - 1896), "Dein Wille, Herr!", op. 17 (Drei Gesänge für Alt-Stimme) no. 3, published 1862 [alto and piano], Leipzig, Kistner [text not verified]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Ergebung", 1881 [satb chorus], from Sechs geistliche Lieder nach Gedichten von Eichendorff, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P. Rosewall) , title 1: "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
Researcher for this text: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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!
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Michael P. Rosewall, (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 German (Deutsch) by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche Gedichte, in Der Pilger, no. 2
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-02
Line count: 9
Word count: 45