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Die Seele Christi heilige mich
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Die Seele Christi heilige mich by Christian Heinrich Aschenbrenner — Lyrics
Die Seele Christi heilige mich,
der Leichnam Christi speise mich,
das Blut Christi tränke mich,
das Wasser, das aus seiner Seiten floss, wasche mich,
sein bitter Leiden und Sterben stärke,
o lieber Herr Jesu, erhöre mich.
In deine heilige Wunden verbirg mich,
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About Die Seele Christi heilige mich
This motet by Christian Heinrich Aschenbrenner would be an ideal addition to a Lenten or Holy Week service. The SATB choir will find expressive opportunities in setting this deeply devotional German text. The lyrics are a fervent prayer invoking the sacrifice of Christ for spiritual protection and salvation. The singer asks for the soul of Christ to sanctify, the body to nourish, the blood to drink, and the water from his side to cleanse. The text continues with a plea for strength through Christ's suffering and death, asking to be hidden in his wounds and never separated from him. It concludes with a prayer for preservation from evil and for a blessed end, to be called to Christ and praise him eternally with the chosen.
