"Bekehre uns, vergib die Sünde" (Convert us, forgive the sin) is a Christian hymn in German written in 1971 by Josef Seuffert to a French melody from the 17th century. The title is the beginning of a refrain; the song has seven stanzas.[1] It is a song of penitence, used for the time of Lent and especially for penitence services.[2]
The refrain is a paraphrase of a Latin prayer for mercy, "Attende, Domine, et miserere, quia peccavimus tibi". The stanzas are based on different Biblical verses around the themes of repentance and forgiveness.[2] The song became part of the German common Catholic hymnal, Gotteslob, as GL 266.[1] It can be performed by a cantor singing the stanzas and a congregation for the refrain.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Bekehre uns, vergib die Sünde (in German) evangeliums.net
- ^ a b c Die Fastenlieder im Gotteslob und ihre Bedeutung (in German) katholisch.de 7 March 2020
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