Composer |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
F major |
Meter |
4/4 |
Length |
26 measures |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
O Gott, du frommer Gott, |
Oh God, you righteous God,
|
Du Brunnquell aller Gaben, |
You wellspring of all gifts,
|
Ohn den20 nichts ist, was ist, |
Without whom nothing is that is,
|
Von dem wir alles haben, |
From whom we have everything,
|
Gesunden Leib gib mir, |
Grant me a healthy body,
|
Und dass in solchem Leib |
And [grant] that in that body
|
Ein unverletzte Seel |
An unvexed soul
|
Und rein Gewissen bleib |
And clean conscience might abide. |
transl. Michael Marissen and Daniel R. Melamed |
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