Eil, Herr mein Gott, zu retten mich, SWV 167 (Heinrich Schütz)
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- (Posted 2019-05-18) CPDL #54259:
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- Editor: Gerd Eichler (submitted 2019-05-18). Score information: A4, 1 page Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from original prints. Continuous barlines are in the original score. Original Note values retained, clefs modernized. MS = modernized spelling, OS = original spelling. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-09-02). Score information: A4, 1 page, 31 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from the Blankenburg edition on IMSLP. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Eil, Herr mein Gott, zu retten mich, SWV 167
Composer: Heinrich Schütz
Lyricist: Cornelius Becker
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Chorale
Language: German
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1628 in Psalmen Davids, Op. 5. Revised by Schütz in 1661, no. 70
2nd published: 1957 by Walter Blankenburg in Neue Schütz-Ausgabe, Vol. 6
Description: Psalm 70 from the Becker Psalter.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 70.
German text
1 Eil Herr, mein Gott, zu retten mich,
mit deiner Hülf verzeuch doch nicht,
zu Schanden wollst du machen,
die meine Seel in Ungefäll
zu bringen stetig trachten.
3 Es müssen fröhlich sein in dir,
die nach dir fragen mit Begier,
und sich von Herzen freuen,
sag'n fort und fort: gelobt sei Gott
und hoch gebenedeiet.
4 Ich aber bin elend und arm,
darum, o Gott, dich mein erbarm,
eil, bald mich zu erretten,
mein Zuversicht verzeuch doch nicht,
hilf mir aus allen Nöten.