From Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort, BWV 168
Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
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Key | e minor |
Meter | 6/8 |
Length | 52 measures |
German text | English translation |
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Herz, zerreiß des Mammons Kette, | Heart, rend the chains of Mammon, |
Hände, streuet Gutes aus! | hands, sow goodness! |
Machet sanft mein Sterbebette, | Make my deathbed soft, |
Bauet mir ein festes Haus, | build me a solid house |
Das im Himmel ewig bleibet, | which will last forever in heaven |
Wenn der Erde Gut zerstäubet. | when the goods of earth turn to dust. |