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Jesu, Gottes Lämmelein
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Jesu, Gottes Lämmelein by Melchior Franck — Lyrics
. O JEsu GOttes Lämmelein/
ich leb odr sterb so bin ich dein/ ich bitt/
laß mich mit dir zu gleich/ ein Erbe seyn in deinem Reich/
Dann was wer sonst dein sterbensnoth/
so viel Striemen und Wunden roth/
wann ich auch nicht der Seeligkeit/
geniessen solt in Ewigkeit?
. Warumb hetstu dein Leib und Lebn/
im Grab verschlossn und auffgegebn/
wann nicht mein TOdt durch deinen Todt/
verjagt solt werdn du trewer Gott?
Darumb O JESU steh mich bey/
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About Jesu, Gottes Lämmelein
Melchior Franck’s Jesu, Gottes Lämmelein is a sacred SATB setting of a German hymn. The music opens with a plaintive melody, soon joined by imitative entries from the other voices, creating a rich, homophonic texture. The text expresses a deep personal devotion, pleading for spiritual inheritance and solace in Christ's sacrifice. The singer asks to be kept by Jesus, to find rest in Him and to experience His presence eternally. The composer clearly conveys the devotional intensity of the words through his skillful contrapuntal writing and harmonic language, typical of the German sacred tradition of his era.
