From Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110
Composer |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
f sharp minor |
Meter |
3/4 |
Length |
88 measures |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
Ach Herr, was ist ein Menschenkind, |
Ah, Lord, what is a human being, |
Daß du sein Heil so schmerzlich suchest? |
that you so sorely seek his salvation? |
Ein Wurm, den du verfluchest, |
A worm that you curse |
Wenn Höll und Satan um ihn sind; |
when hell and Satan surround him; |
Doch auch dein Sohn, den Seel und Geist |
yet also Your son, who calls soul and spirit |
Aus Liebe seinen Erben heißt. |
his inheritance out of love. |
translation © Pamela Dellal, courtesy Emmanuel Music Inc. |
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