From Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 116
Composer |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
f sharp minor |
Meter |
3/4 |
Length |
85 measures |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
Ach, unaussprechlich ist die Not |
Alas, the agony is unspeakable |
Und des erzürnten Richters Dräuen! |
as is the threat of the enraged Judge! |
Kaum, daß wir noch in dieser Angst, |
Scarcely, since we still suffer this terror |
Wie du, o Jesu, selbst verlangst, |
that you, O Jesus, yourself have undergone, |
Zu Gott in deinem Namen schreien. |
can we cry to God in your name. |
translation © Pamela Dellal, courtesy Emmanuel Music Inc. |
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