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Gebet in Todesbetrachtung
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Gebet in Todesbetrachtung by Ernst Adolf Wendt — Lyrics
Media vita in morte sumus
Quem quaerimus adjutorem nisi te, Domine?
Qui pro peccatis nostris juste irasceris
Sancte Deus, Sancte fortis,
Sancte et misericors Salvator,
Amaræ morti ne tradas nos.
;Variant 1
In te speraverunt Patres nostri,
speraverunt et liberasti eos.
Ad te clamaverunt Patres nostri,
clamaverunt et non sunt confusi.
Sancte Deus, Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto:
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About Gebet in Todesbetrachtung
Ernst Adolf Wendt’s Gebet in Todesbetrachtung is a powerful setting for TTBB voices, drawing on Latin texts that speak to profound spiritual contemplation. The music grapples with the human condition, referencing the poignant medieval antiphon Media vita in morte sumus, and directly addressing God as the source of hope and deliverance. The composer’s choice to combine Latin liturgical phrases with German devotional language creates a deeply personal and universally resonant expression of faith in the face of mortality. The TTBB voicing allows for rich, resonant harmonies, amplifying the solemnity and earnestness of the prayers for divine mercy and protection.
