His cross of suff'ring will I carry
Cantata for the 19th Sunday after Trinity BWV 56, 1726
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, english translationhtml file, singing text, english translation (Sample)1 AriaHis cross of suff'ring will I carry,
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it comes from God's beloved hand,
it leads me safe through all my trouble
to God I his long Promised Land.
There will I entomb all my sorrow and sighs,
my Saviour will wipe all the tears from my eyes.My journey through the world
is like a ship at sea.
Affliction woe, and want
are billows which cover me,
and which with death each day affright me;
the anchor that will hole me fast
is his compassion vast,
whereby he oft delight my soul.
He calls out to me:
"I am with thee,
and I will never leave thee nor forsake thee."
And when at length is calmed the angrily raging foam...
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, originalhtml file, singing text, original (Sample)1 Aria
Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen,
2 Recitativo
er kömmt von Gottes lieber Hand.
Der führet mich nach meinen Plagen
zu Gott in das gelobte Land.
Da leg ich den Kummer auf einmal ins Grab,
da wischt mir die Tränen mein Heiland selbst ab.Mein Wandel auf der Welt
ist einer Schifffahrt gleich:
Betrübnis, Kreuz und Not
sind Wellen, welche mich bedecken
und auf den Tod mich täglich schrecken,
mein Anker aber, der mich hält,
ist die Barmherzigkeit,
womit mein Gott mich oft erfreut.
Der rufet so zu mir:
"Ich bin bei dir,
ich will dich nicht verlassen noch versäumen!"
Und wenn das wütenvolle Schäumen...
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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.
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Translator
Henry Drinker
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