Komm, süßer Tod

Komm, süßer Tod,
Komm, selige Ruh,
Komm, führ mich in Friede,
Weil ich der Welt bin müde!
Ach komm, ich wart' auf dich,
Komm bald und führe mich,
Drück' mir die Augen zu,
Komm, selige Ruh.

by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Karl Weigl (1881-1949) , "Komm, süßer Tod", op. 7 (Vier Gedichte für gemischten Chor (a capella)) no. 1 (1909), published 1912. [SATB chorus a cappella], also set in English

by Karl Weigl (1881-1949) , "Come, gentle Death", op. 7 (Vier Gedichte für gemischten Chor (a capella)) no. 1 (1909?), published 1942. [SATB chorus a cappella], also set in German

Date added to the website: 2009-06-03.

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Come, gentle Death

Come, gentle death,
Come, blissful repose,
Thy solace come give me,
Of this world's woes relieve me.
Come, I wait for thee,
Come soon and lead thou me;
Do thou my eyelids close.
Come, blissful repose!
 
Come, gentle death,
Come, blissful repose,
For Heaven's call sweet soundeth,
There greater joy aboundeth.
Thus, e'er prepared am I
To bid the world good-bye.
Now I my eyelids close.
Come, blissful repose!

Singable translation by Luise Haessler (1866-?)

a text in German by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Karl Weigl (1881-1949) , "Come, gentle Death", op. 7 (Vier Gedichte für gemischten Chor (a capella)) no. 1 (1909?), published 1942. [SATB chorus a cappella], also set in German

Date added to the website: 2009-06-03.