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Ich trau auf Gott, was soll's denn sein, SWV 107
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Ich trau auf Gott, was soll's denn sein, SWV 107 by Heinrich Schütz — Lyrics
In finem. Psalmus David.
In Domino confido; quomodo dicitis animae meae: Transmigra in montem sicut passer?
Quoniam ecce peccatores intenderunt arcum; paraverunt sagittas suas in pharetra,
ut sagittent in obscuro rectos corde:
quoniam quae perfecisti destruxerunt; justus autem, quid fecit?
Dominus in templo sancto suo; Dominus in caelo sedes ejus.
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About Ich trau auf Gott, was soll's denn sein, SWV 107
The composer Heinrich Schütz sets the Psalm 11 text for SATB voices. This sacred work opens with a clear sense of the music itself, the interplay between the vocal lines, before reflecting the text's journey. The psalm begins with a declaration of faith in God, yet questions the need for flight from danger. It describes the plotting of sinners and the destruction of good works, contrasting this with God's presence in his holy temple and the Lord's care for the humble. The text moves to describe God's interrogation of both the righteous and the wicked, before concluding with the just nature of the Lord and his love of righteousness.
