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by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899)

'k Gebruik uw giften niet, o God
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) 
'k Gebruik uw giften niet, o God,
zoo Gij 't begeert,
en Gij, om 't even,
[Ge 'n]1 houdt niet op en geeft maar altijd geven!
Wat is 't u weerd,
o God, mijn eeuwig leven,
of kan ik iet
waarin Gij goedheid ziet,
om dus nog altijd voort
mij naar de ziel te streven?

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•   A. Koperberg-Van Wermeskerken 

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Spelling changes used by Koperberg-Van Wermeskerken : zoo -> zo
1 Koperberg-Van Wermeskerken : "Gij"

Text Authorship:

  • by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), no title, written 1861-2 [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 Attie Dyserinck , "'k Gebruik uw giften niet, o God", op. 14 no. 5. [voice and piano or organ] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]
  • by Alida Koperberg-Van Wermeskerken (1894 - ?), "'k Gebruik uw giften niet" [voice and piano] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-10-04
Line count: 10
Word count: 56

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