Die Schuldigkeit des ersten und führnehmsten Gebottes

The Obligation of the First and Foremost Commandment

geistliches Singspiel

``And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.'' - Mark xii.30

Dramatis Personæ

Gerechtigkeit [Divine Justice] (soprano)
Christgeist [Spirit of Christianity] (tenor)
Barmherzigkeit [Divine Mercy] (soprano)
Ein lauer und hinnach eifriger Christ [a half-hearted but later zealous Christian] (tenor)
Weltgeist [Worldliness] (soprano)

Setting: a garden, with a small wood nearby; time unspecified


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