4. Streite, siege, starker Held!

German text	English translation
Streite, siege, starker Held!	Struggle, conquer, powerful hero!
Sei vor uns im Fleische kräftig!	Be mighty for us in the flesh!
Sei geschäftig,	Be effective,
Das Vermögen in uns Schwachen Stark zu machen!	to strengthen the potential in us, the weak!

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: sixth verse of Martin Luther’s hymn of 1524 (adapted)
Scripture readings for the day: Romans 13:11–13:14; Matthew 21:1–21:9

Full score: Neue Bach-Ausgabe I/1, p. 94
Full score page num: 94
Background: Alfred Dürr, Cantatas of J. S. Bach (Oxford University Press, 2005), p. 77
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