Herr, der du mir das Leben

Herr, der du mir das Leben
bis diesen Tag gegeben,
dich bet ich kindlich an!
Ich bin viel zu geringe
der Treue, die ich singe,
und die du heut an mir getan.

Bedeckt mit deinem Segen,
eil ich der Ruh entgegen;
dein Name sei gepreist!
Mein Leben und mein Ende
ist dein; in deine Hände
befehl ich, Vater, meinen Geist.

by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715-1769)

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

by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) , "Abendlied", Wq 194.
by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) , "Abendlied zu Gott", 1796-1801, stanza 1. [satb.bc]

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