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Christe der du bist Tag und Licht a 4
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Nikolaus Hold
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Christe der du bist Tag und Licht a 4 by Michael Praetorius — Lyrics
after Christe qui lux es et dies (c.600)
1.
Christe, der du bist Tag und Licht,
vor dir ist, Herr, verborgen nichts;
du väterlichen Lichtes Glanz
lehr uns den Weg der Wahrheit ganz.
2.
Wir bitten dein göttliche Kraft:
behüt uns, Herr, in dieser Nacht,
bewahr uns, Herr, vor allem Leid,
Gott, Vater der Barmherzigkeit.
3.
Vertreib den schweren Schlaf, Herr Christ,
daß uns nicht schad des Feindes List;
das Fleisch in Züchten reine sei,
so sind wir mancher Sorge frei.
4.
So unsre Augen schlafen schier,
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About Christe der du bist Tag und Licht a 4
Michael Praetorius's motet Christe der du bist Tag und Licht, for SATB choir, opens with a gentle invocation. The German text, a prayer for divine guidance and protection, unfolds across five verses. It seeks Christ as the source of truth, asking to be guarded through the night from evil and temptation. The choir's voices will weave together to express the plea for vigilance, for purity of spirit, and for liberation from sin. The motet ultimately calls upon Christ as the protector of Christendom, seeking his constant aid and deliverance. This is a significant work of sacred German Baroque polyphony.
