Renunciation | Lord, I would like to surrender myself to you

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by Johann Gustav Droysen (1808 - 1884)

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Herr, zu Dir will ich mich retten

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG

Herr, zu Dir will ich mich retten,
Wenn die Welt mich kränkt und schlägt,
Will in Deinen Schooß mich betten,
Wund und müd' von argen Ketten,
Die meine schwache Seele trägt.

Herr, nach Deiner Gnad' und Treue
Sehnt sich mein geängstigt Herz,
Daß ich meine Schuld bereue,
Daß ich meinen Bund erneue,
Von Jammer frei und frei von Schmerz.

Gott, zu Deinem sel'gen Frieden
Kehret heim Dein treues Kind,
Dir zu dienen ohn' Ermüden,
Dich zu schauen froh beschieden,
Wo mit Dir Deine Engel sind.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Memorabilien der Zeit. Denkblätter der Liebe und Freundschaft. Dritte Sammlung, München, Druck und Verlag von Georg Franz, 1850, page 171, under the heading "November", entry 15. Attributed here to "Droysen".

Text Authorship:

by Johann Gustav Droysen (1808 - 1884), no title [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 Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Entsagung", op. 9 (Zwölf Lieder [nos. 7, 10, and 12 are by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel]) no. 11, published 1830 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Arnoldo Sartorio (1853 - 1936), "Entsagung", op. 19, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Hofmeister [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Abnegació", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Overgave", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Renunciation", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 85

Renunciation

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Lord, I would like to surrender myself to you.
When the world sickens and besets me,
I want to rest in your bosom,
Sore and tired from hopeless bondage,
That weighs down my soul.

Lord, for your mercy and faithfulness
My anxious heart longs,
That I repent of my sins,
That I renew my commitment,
Free from distress and free from pain.

God, to your sacred peace
Guide home your faithful child,
To serve you without weariness,
To see you, cheerfully humble,
Where, with you, your angels dwell.

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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-02
Line count: 15
Word count: 88