Dem aber, der überschwänglich tun kann (Felix Mendelssohn)

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•  Posted on 2026-03-11(Posted 2026-03-11)  CPDL #88626:         

Editor: Ullrich Köthe (submitted 2026-03-11).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 58 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: The incomplete orchestration has been dropped.

General Information

Title: Dem aber, der überschwänglich tun kann
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Source of text: Romans 16:25
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: German
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
Description: This is a sketch for the oratorio "Eliah" that did not make it into the oratorio's final version. It was apparently planned as an introduction to a fugue on the words "Dem sei Ehre", but only the first 14 bars of the fugue (after this introduction) are preserved. Regardless, the introduction works nicely as a short stand-alone piece of praise.

Source: Autograph of sketches for "Elias", Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (https://ks15.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/d/da/IMSLP935418-PMLP27823-Skizzen_D-B_Mus._ms._autogr._Mendelssohn_Bartholdy,_F._22.pdf).

Original text and translations

German text

Dem aber, der überschwänglich tun kann über alles, das wir bitten oder verstehen, dem sei Ehre zu aller Zeit und von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit. Amen! (Römer 16:25)