Adoramus te, Christe
Language: Latin
Available translation(s): DUT ENG FRE GER
Adoramus te, Christe,
et benedicimus tibi;
Quia per tuam sanctam crucem
redemisti mundum1 .
Domine, miserere nobis.
[Agimus tibi gratias,
rex omnipotens beneficiis tuis,
qui vivis et regnas per omnia
saecula saeclorum.
Amen.]2
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1 Brahms inserts here: "qui passus es pro nobis"
2 omitted by Brahms.
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 Gottfried) Heinrich Bellermann (1832 - 1903), "Adoramus te Christe", op. 11 (3 Motetten für 4 Singstimme a capella) no. 2, published 1866 [ vocal quartet a cappella ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Adoramus te, Christe", op. 37 no. 2, published 1866 [ SSAA chorus a cappella ], from Drei geistliche Chöre für Frauenstimmen (2 Sopran und 2 Alt), no. 2, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Walter Rudolph Niemann (1876 - 1953), "Adoramus te, Christe", published 1906 [ mixed chorus ], from 3 kleine Motetten, no. 2, Bartholf Senff, Plate 2561 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Wij aanbidden U, Christus", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "We adore You, Christ", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Nous t'adorons, Christ", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
Line count: 10
Word count: 33
Wij aanbidden U, Christus
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the Latin
Wij aanbidden U, Christus,
En wij zegenen U;
Want door uw heilig kruis
Hebt Gij wereld verlost.1
Heer, ontferm U over ons.
[Wij brengen U dank,
Almachtige koning, voor uw weldaden,
Gij die leeft en heerst door alle
eeuwen der eeuwen.
Amen.]2
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1 Brahms voegt hier in: Gij die voor ons geleden hebt,
2 […] door Brahms weggelaten.
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This text was added to the website: 2007-09-27
Line count: 10
Word count: 42