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Herr, höre, was mein Mund.--(Goed. 65.)
Appeared in Crü. Praxis, 1648, no. 37.
This Prayer for favor in judgment is based on Psalm CXLIII. It is pervaded with deep humility and devoutness.
42English Versions:
| 1. | Lord, lend a gracious ear To my desire sincere From heart all free from guile And glad me with Thy smile, Accept my petition. |
| J. Kelly, 1867, p. 92. | |
His rendering of the similes and metaphors of this hymn is especially good. Cf. stanza VI:
| Betrachte, wer ich bin, Im Hui fahr ich dahin, Zerbrechlich wie ein Glas, Vergänglich wie ein Gras Ein Wind kann mich fällen. | Consider what we be-- A moment, what are we? As brittle as frail glass As fading as the grass, By a breath we're swept off. |
and in stanza X:
| Ich lechze wie ein Land, | I'm like a thirsty land, |
also stanza XI:
| Gleich wie auf der Heid Ein Hirsch . . . | Like hart upon the heath . . . |
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