From Es bleibt gerecht sein Wille, BWV 100, Versus 4
Composer |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
G major |
Meter |
2/4 |
Length |
161 measures |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, |
What God does is well done, |
Er ist mein Licht, mein Leben, |
He is my light, my life, |
Der mir nichts Böses gönnen kann, |
who cannot offer me evil, |
Ich will mich ihm ergeben |
I will give myself to Him |
In Freud und Leid! |
in joy and sorrow! |
Es kommt die Zeit, |
The time will come, |
Da öffentlich erscheinet, |
when it will be apparent |
Wie treulich er es meinet. |
how loving is His intention. |
translation © Pamela Dellal, courtesy Emmanuel Music Inc. |
Organo: see Appendix (Neue Bach-Ausgabe I/34, p. 342)
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