Alles Fleisch ist wie Gras
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Alles Fleisch ist wie Gras by Johann Adam Hiller — Lyrics
About Alles Fleisch ist wie Gras
Johann Adam Hiller's sacred motet Alles Fleisch ist wie Gras for SATB choir sets a German text exploring themes of mortality and divine promise. The music opens with a gentle unfolding of the choral lines, evoking the ephemeral nature of human life as described in the scripture: 'All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever.' The motet moves through reflections on physical decay and spiritual rest, ultimately finding solace and joyous adoration in God's everlasting word and the redemptive sacrifice of Christ.