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Ach Herr, es ist der Heiden Herr, SWV 176
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Ach Herr, es ist der Heiden Herr, SWV 176 by Heinrich Schütz — Lyrics
Psalmus Asaph. Deus, venerunt gentes in haereditatem tuam; polluerunt templum sanctum tuum; posuerunt Jerusalem in pomorum custodiam.
Posuerunt morticina servorum tuorum escas volatilibus caeli;
carnes sanctorum tuorum bestiis terrae.
Effuderunt sanguinem eorum tamquam aquam in circuitu Jerusalem, et non erat qui sepeliret.
Facti sumus opprobrium vicinis nostris; subsannatio et illusio his qui
in circuitu nostro sunt.
Usquequo, Domine, irasceris in finem? accendetur velut ignis zelus tuus?
Effunde iram tuam in gentes quae te non noverunt, et in regna
quae nomen tuum non invocaverunt:
quia comederunt Jacob, et locum ejus desolaverunt.
Ne memineris iniquitatum nostrarum antiquarum; cito anticipent nos misericordiae tuae,
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About Ach Herr, es ist der Heiden Herr, SWV 176
This powerful setting by Heinrich Schütz, Ach Herr, es ist der Heiden Herr, SWV 176, would be most effective in a service of penitence or reflection, perhaps during Lent. The text, a combination of Latin and German, draws from Psalm 79 (Vulgate 78), which laments the desecration of Jerusalem and the temple. Schütz uses a four-part choir (SATB) to convey the profound sorrow and supplication of the text. The music vividly portrays the anguish of the psalmist, crying out to God for deliverance from enemies who have laid waste to the holy city and its people. It is a stark and moving expression of communal suffering and a plea for divine justice.
