Composer |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
a minor |
Meter |
3/4 → 4/4 |
Tempo |
Andante |
Structure |
(Da capo) dal segno |
Length |
94 measures |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
Gottes Wort, das trüget nicht, |
God’s word—this does not deceive; |
Es geschieht, was er verspricht. |
What he pledges—that happens. |
Was er in dem Paradies |
What he promised already in paradise |
Und vor so viel hundert Jahren |
And so many centuries ago |
Denen Vätern schon verhiess, |
To the patriarchs [of Israel], |
Haben wir gottlob erfahren. |
We—God be acclaimed—have experienced. |
transl. Michael Marissen and Daniel R. Melamed |
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