by
Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein
Und lass [dich dess]1 erbarmen!
Wie wenig sind der Heilgen dein,
Verlassen sind wir Armen;
Dein Wort man [lässt nicht]2 haben wahr,
Der Glaub ist auch verloschen gar
Bei allen Menschenkindern.
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1 Bach: "dich's doch"
2 Bach: "nicht lässt"
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), "Coro. Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein", BWV 2 no. 1 (1724) [ chorus and instrumental ensemble ], from cantata Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Hermann Schein (1586 - 1630), "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein", published 1618 [ SS chorus, continuo ], from Opella Nova, erste Abteilung, no. 19, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2020-01-28
Line count: 7
Word count: 37
Ah God, look down from heaven
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Ah God, look down from heaven
And have compassion on us!
How insignificant are your saints,
We poor are forlorn;
We do not deem your word to be true,
And faith has waned away
From the children of men.
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Translations of title(s):
"Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein" = "Ah God, look down from heaven"
"Coro. Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein" = "Chorus. Ah God, look down from heaven"
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546), no title
This text was added to the website: 2023-02-18
Line count: 7
Word count: 39