1. Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin

German text	English translation
Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin	With peace and joy I depart
In Gottes Willen,	in God’s will,
Getrost ist mir mein Herz und Sinn,	My heart and mind are comforted,
Sanft und stille.	calm, and quiet.
Wie Gott mir verheißen hat:	As God had promised me:
Der Tod ist mein Schlaf worden.	death has become my sleep.
(“Mit Fried und Freud,” verse 1)
	translation © Pamela Dellal, courtesy Emmanuel Music Inc.

About the text

Author: Anonymous
Based on Martin Luther’s 1524 German translation of the Nunc dimittis (Dürr 2005, 659)
Text references: first verse of Martin Luther’s 1524 German translation of the Nunc dimittis (verbatim)
Scripture readings for the day: Malachi 3:1–3:4; Luke 2:22–2:32

Full score: Neue Bach-Ausgabe I/28.1, p. 33
Background: Alfred Dürr, Cantatas of J. S. Bach (Oxford University Press, 2005), p. 657
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