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Deutsche Messe
Staff Notation • Sacred, Vernacular Masses
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12 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Alexander Reuter
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SATB · Mark Thijs
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SATB · Nikolaus Hold
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SATB · Manfred Hößl
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SATB · Manfred Hößl
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SATB · Andre van Ryckeghem
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SATB · Andre van Ryckeghem
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SATB · Edmund Brownless
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SATB · Rémi Studer
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SATB · John Christensen
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SATB · Christopher Braginetz
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Deutsche Messe by Franz Schubert — Lyrics
Zum Eingang ( D)
1. Wohin soll ich mich wenden,
wenn Gram und Schmerz mich drücken?
Wem künd ich mein Entzücken,
wenn freudig pocht mein Herz?
Zu dir, zu dir, o Vater,
komm ich in Freud und Leiden.
Du sendest ja die Freuden,
du heilest jeden Schmerz.
2. Ach, wenn ich dich nicht hätte,
was wär mir Erd und Himmel?
Ein Bannort jede Stätte,
ich selbst in Zufalls Hand.
Du bist's, der meinen Wegen
ein sichres Ziel verleihet
und Erd und Himmel weihet
zu süßem Heimatland.
3. Doch darf ich dir mich nahen,
mit mancher Schuld beladen?
Wer auf der Erde Pfaden
ist deinem Auge rein?
Mit kindlichem Vertrauen
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About Deutsche Messe
Schubert's Deutsche Messe was composed for congregational singing in German, as a response to Emperor Joseph II's reforms promoting vernacular liturgy. The SATB setting offers a profound musical reflection on the texts, which explore the composer's personal faith and relationship with God. The first movement, 'Zum Eingang', contemplates the human condition, seeking solace in the divine through joy and sorrow, and finding ultimate security and a sense of home in God's embrace. It acknowledges human frailty but embraces childlike trust in God's mercy, a theme that permeates the entire Mass. This work is deeply devotional, intended to draw the listener into a more intimate spiritual experience.
