2. Bewundert, o Menschen, dies grosse Geheimnis

German text	English translation
Bewundert, o Menschen, dies große Geheimnis:	Marvel, o humanity, at this great mystery:
Der höchste Beherrscher erscheinet der Welt.	the Supreme Ruler appears to the world.
Hier werden die Schätze des Himmels entdecket,	Here the treasures of heaven are uncovered,
Hier wird uns ein göttliches Manna bestellt,	here a divine manna is presented to us,
O Wunder! die Keuschheit wird gar nicht beflecket.	O miracle! The purity will be entirely unblemished.

About the text

Author: Unknown
“Based exclusively on Martin Luther’s hymn of 1524 and hence on its model, the Latin hymn Veni redemptor gentium” (Dürr 2005, 78).
Text references: second and third verses of Martin Luther’s hymn of 1524 (paraphrased)
Scripture readings for the day: Romans 13:11–13:14; Matthew 21:1–21:9

Full score: Neue Bach-Ausgabe I/1, p. 88
Full score page num: 88
Background: Alfred Dürr, Cantatas of J. S. Bach (Oxford University Press, 2005), p. 77
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