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Ein neu Gebot gebe ich euch
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Ein neu Gebot gebe ich euch by Hugo Distler — Lyrics
Ein neu Gebot gebe ich euch:
daß ihr euch untereinander liebet,
wie ich euch geliebet habe.
Die Liebe ist langmütig und ist freundlich.
Die Liebe eifert nicht, treibt nicht Mutwillen,
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About Ein neu Gebot gebe ich euch
Hugo Distler's Ein neu Gebot gebe ich euch is a sacred motet for SSA choir. The text, sung in German, is taken from the Gospel of John, expressing Jesus' new commandment to his disciples: that they should love one another as he has loved them. The music sets this passage with a warm and direct approach, reflecting the text's emphasis on the virtues of love: its patience, kindness, lack of envy, and endurance. Distler's setting moves fluently between homophonic and contrapuntal textures, vividly illustrating the text's message of unwavering, all-suffering love that never ceases.
