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Erhör mein Gbet, du treuer Gott, SWV 152
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Erhör mein Gbet, du treuer Gott, SWV 152 by Heinrich Schütz — Lyrics
In finem, in carminibus. Intellectus David.
Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam, et ne despexeris deprecationem meam:
intende mihi, et exaudi me. Contristatus sum in exercitatione mea, et conturbatus sum
a voce inimici, et a tribulatione peccatoris. Quoniam declinaverunt in me iniquitates,
et in ira molesti erant mihi.
Cor meum conturbatum est in me, et formido mortis cecidit super me.
Timor et tremor venerunt super me, et contexerunt me tenebrae.
Et dixi: Quis dabit mihi pennas sicut columbae, et volabo, et requiescam?
Ecce elongavi fugiens, et mansi in solitudine.
Exspectabam eum qui salvum me fecit a pusillanimitate spiritus, et tempestate.
Praecipita, Domine; divide linguas eorum: quoniam vidi iniquitatem et contradictionem in civitate.
Die ac nocte circumdabit eam super muros ejus iniquitas; et labor in medio ejus,
et injustitia: et non defecit de plateis ejus usura et dolus.
Quoniam si inimicus meus maledixisset mihi, sustinuissem utique.
Et si is qui oderat me super me magna locutus fuisset,
abscondissem me forsitan ab eo.
Tu vero homo unanimis, dux meus, et notus meus:
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About Erhör mein Gbet, du treuer Gott, SWV 152
Heinrich Schütz’s Erhör mein Gbet, du treuer Gott, SWV 152, is a sacred work for SATB choir. The text begins with a plea to God, translating to "Hear my prayer, O faithful God." The Latin psalm verses express deep distress, fear, and a sense of being overwhelmed by enemies and sin. The composer masterfully sets these words, conveying a profound sense of supplication and spiritual struggle. The SATB voices are treated with rich contrapuntal and homophonic writing, creating a powerful emotional landscape that moves from desolation to a desperate yearning for divine intervention and peace. This motet offers a compelling exploration of faith tested by adversity.
