From deepest woe I cry to thee (Martin Luther)
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- (Posted 2022-01-16) CPDL #67586:
- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2022-01-16). Score information: A4, 1 page, 57 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The hymn with harmony and underlaid words in the version published in The Hymnal 1982.
- (Posted 2022-01-16) CPDL #67585:
- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2022-01-16). Score information: A4, 1 page, 171 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The hymn in the version published in The Hymnal 1982, melody with words.
General Information
Title: From deepest woe I cry to thee
Composer: Martin Luther
Tune: Aus tiefer Not
Lyricist: Martin Luther
- Translation by Catherine Winkworth
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 87. 87. 887
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella or keyboard
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Description: Melody attributed to Martin Luther, harmony by Johann Hermann Schein
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Original text and translations
English text
From deepest woe I cry to thee;
Lord, hear me, I implore thee!
Bend down thy gracious ear to me;
I lay my sins before thee.
If thou remember’st every sin,
if nought but just reward we win,
could we abide thy presence?
Thou grantest pardon through thy love;
thy grace alone availeth.
Our works could ne’er our guilt remove;
yea, e’en the best life faileth.
For none may boast themselves of aught,
but must confess thy grace hath wrought
whate’er in them is worthy.
And thus my hope is in the Lord,
and not in my own merit;
I rest upon his faithful word
to them of contrite spirit.
That he is merciful and just,
here is my comfort and my trust;
his help I wait with patience.