Composer |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
e minor |
Meter |
4/4 |
Length |
43 measures |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
So feiern wir das hohe Fest |
Thus we celebrate the high feast [Easter] |
Mit Herzensfreud und Wonne, |
With joy of heart and gladness, |
Das uns der Herr scheinen lässt, |
[The feast] that the Lord lets shine upon us; |
Er ist selber die Sonne, |
He himself is the sun, |
Der durch seiner Gnaden Glanz |
Who through his luster of grace |
Erleuchtet unsre Herzen ganz, |
Illumines our hearts entirely; |
Der Sünden Nacht ist verschwunden. |
The night of sin has vanished. |
Alleluja! |
Hallelujah. |
transl. Michael Marissen and Daniel R. Melamed |
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