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Gott, du bleibest wie du bist
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Gott, du bleibest wie du bist by Johann Heinrich Rolle — Lyrics
Oratio pauperis, cum anxius fuerit, et in conspectu Domini effuderit precem suam.
Domine, exaudi orationem meam,
et clamor meus ad te veniat.
Non avertas faciem tuam a me:
in quacumque die tribulor, inclina ad me aurem tuam;
in quacumque die invocavero te, velociter exaudi me.
Quia defecerunt sicut fumus dies mei,
et ossa mea sicut cremium aruerunt.
Percussus sum ut foenum, et aruit cor meum,
quia oblitus sum comedere panem meum.
A voce gemitus mei adhaesit os meum carni meae.
Similis factus sum pellicano solitudinis;
factus sum sicut nycticorax in domicilio.
Vigilavi, et factus sum sicut passer solitarius in tecto.
Tota die exprobrabant mihi inimici mei,
et qui laudabant me adversum me jurabant:
quia cinerem tamquam panem manducabam,
et potum meum cum fletu miscebam,
a facie irae et indignationis tuae:
quia elevans allisisti me.
Dies mei sicut umbra declinaverunt,
et ego sicut foenum arui.
Tu autem, Domine, in aeternum permanes,
et memoriale tuum in generationem et generationem.
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About Gott, du bleibest wie du bist
Johann Heinrich Rolle's Gott, du bleibest wie du bist is a sacred motet for SATB choir. The music opens with a sense of heartfelt supplication, the voices weaving together to create a texture of earnest prayer. The text, sung in a mix of Latin and German, is drawn from the Psalms. It expresses the profound distress of the psalmist, who cries out to God in times of tribulation, feeling abandoned and consumed by sorrow. The composer captures this anguish through a rich harmonic language and contrapuntal lines that reflect the deep emotional content of the prayers. The motet builds in intensity, conveying the singer's unshakeable faith that God remains constant, even in the face of overwhelming hardship.
