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Erbarm dich mein

Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630)

Original Text

English Translation

Original Text

Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott,
nach deiner großen Barmherzigkeit,
wasch ab, mach rein mein Misetat.
Ich erkenn mein Sünd und ist mir leid,
allein ich dir gesündiget hab;
das ist wider mich stetiglich,
das Best vor dir mag nicht bestahn,
du bleibst gerecht, ob du urteilest mich.

English Translation

Have mercy on me, O Lord God,
according to your great kindness.
Wash me, make clean my wrongdoing.
I confess my sin and repent;
I have sinned against you only.
I am constantly aware of it;
even the best may not stand in your sight,
You are just, though you condemn me.

This piece was performed by the SFBC in Early Masters of the German Baroque on October 26, 1996.