Hear My Prayer (German: Hör' mein Bitten) is a Christian hymn for soprano, chorus and organ or orchestra (SATB) written by Felix Mendelssohn in Germany in 1844. The hymn is well known for the passage O for the Wings of a Dove (O Könnt ich fliegen). The text derived from the psalm 55. Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant (see Hebrews 8:6). ... A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a god or other religiously significant figure. ... This article is about choirs, musical ensembles containing singers. ... Felix Mendelssohn at the age of 30 Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and known generally as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809 – November 4, 1847) was a German composer and conductor of the early Romantic period. ... Psalms (Tehilim תהילים, in Hebrew) is a book of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, and of the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. ...

Lyrics

O for the wings of a dove!

Far away, far away would I rove;

In the wilderness build me a nest,

And remain there for ever at rest.

Original German Lyrics

O Könnt ich fliegen wie Tauben dahin,

Weit hinweg vor dem Feinde zu fliehen!

In die Wüste eilt ich dann fort,

Fände Ruhe am schättigen Ort.