Praise, O Jerusalem, thy God
Cantata for the inauguration of town councils in Leipzig BWV 119, 1723
Bach's first cantata for the election of the Leipzig town council, composed in August 1723, is one of his most splendidly scored work from his Leipzig period. The choice of opening, with the "representative" form of a French overture, was suited to a festive orchestral scoring. Two choral movements frame a middle section which consists of two arias and a recitativo accompagnato with a trumpet ritornello. The conclusion of this extended festive music takes a reflective turn in movements 8 and 9, when Bach allows a recitative to be followed by simple, prayer-like chorale movement.
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text (without music) for download, html file, Singing text, english translationhtml file, Singing text, english translation (Sample)1 Coro
Praise, O Jerusalem, thy God,
praise, O Zion, praise the Lord;
for He strengtheneth the stronghold, which protects thee
and blesseth all thy children in thee,
He maketh peace within thy borders.2 Recitativo (Tenore)
O blessed land of heart’s desire!
where God Himself has set His hearth and fire.
Could clearer proof be shown
of favor than that God should make our land His own?
How could a city win from Him a richer blessing?
Within thy walls are truth and mercy met together,
within thee righteousness and peace
have met and kissed each other,
nor weary so to do;
for did not God so promise He would enable by His grace?
And so we sing anew:
O blessed land! thrice blessed place!3 Aria (Tenore)
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1 Coro
Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn, lobe, Zion, deinen Gott,
denn er machet fest die Riegel deiner Tore
und segnet deine Kinder drinnen,
er schaffet deinen Grenzen Frieden.2 Recitativo (Tenore)
Gesegnet Land! glückselge Stadt!
wo selbst der Herr sein Herd und Feuer hat.
Wie kann Gott besser lohnen,
als wo er Ehre lässt in einem Lande wohnen,
wie kann er eine Stadt
mit reichern Nachdruck segnen,
als wo er Güt und Treu einander lässt begegnen.
Wo er Gerechtigkeit und Friede
zu küssen niemals müde,
nicht müde, niemals satt
zu werden teuer verheißen,
auch in der Tat erfüllet hat,
da ist der Schluss gemacht:
Gesegnet Land! glückselge Stadt!...
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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
| 1685-1750Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most important composers of Western music history. He came from a widely ramified musical dynasty, which produced numerous musicians and organists in the Thuringian-Saxon area.
Bach vocal
Ever since Carus-Verlag was founded in 1972, publishing the music of Johann Sebastian Bach has been a special focus for us. In the 2017 Reformation anniversary year we completed the Bach vocal project. Bach's complete sacred vocal works are now available in modern Urtext editions, together with performance material. A complete edition of all the full scores is also available in a high quality box set. Personal details
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Editor
Uwe Wolf
| 1961Uwe Wolf studied musicology, history, and historical ancillary science at Tübingen and Göttingen. After receiving his doctorate in 1991 he was a research assistant at the Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut in Göttingen. From 2004 he worked at the Bach-Archiv Leipzig. There he directed a both research departments, was substantially responsible for the redisigning of the Bach Museum, and he developed the digital Online-Projekt Bach. Since October 2011 he has been the Chief Editor at Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart. He has taught at various universities and also belongs to the editorial boards of several complete editions. Personal details
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Songwriter / Librettist
Albrecht Goes
| 1908-2000
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