Denn Er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir (Felix Mendelssohn)

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CPDL #18885:   

Editor: Robert Urmann (submitted 2009-02-06).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 149 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Nothing adapted, nothing arranged. These are Mendelssohn's "Engel".

• CPDL #1400: Finale 2001

Editor: Per-Anders Aglert (submitted 2000-09-26).   Score information: 208 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Choral parts, slightly adapted.

Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: Bar 4: male voices are one full bar too late; bar 17 soprano lyrics: "u" of "hüten" is missing; bar 19 tenor lyrics: "n" of "Wegen" is missing; bar 21/22 bass lyrics: no hyphen between "denn" and "er"; bar 32/33 tenor 2: missing tie between the two e'; bar 35 bass 1: first not should be clearly a half note; bar 38–43 basses 1 lyrics: alignment should be "Stein" only on whole b in bar 38, "sto-" from following half note b (downbeat on bar 39) to half c' in bar 42; bar 47 all voices: forte one bar too early; bar 48 tenor 1: first note has to be f' natural; bar 57 sopranos: there should be slurs connecting quarter notes; bar 77 altos: whole d' should be indicated to be sung by alto 2 See the discussion page for full description.

• CPDL #4726: PDF and MIDI files available.

Editor: John Kilpatrick (submitted 2003-04-08).   Score information: A4, 8 pages   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Arranged for unaccompanied singers (SSAATTBB 8 staves). Percy Snowdon's 1975 arrangement for unaccompanied singers of the motet from Elijah.

General Information

Title: Denn Er hat seinen Engeln befohlen
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Number of voices: 8vv  Voicing: SSAATTBB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem

Language: German
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description: This piece is not from Elijah. Mendelssohn made it part of his oratorio later.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 91.

German text

Denn Er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir,

daß sie dich behüten auf allen deinen Wegen,

daß sie dich auf den Händen tragen

und du deinen Fuß nicht an einen Stein stoßest,

daß sie dich behüten auf allen deinen Wegen.