Johann Sebastian Bach Christ Jesus praise we ev’ryone

Cantata for the 2nd day of Christmas BWV 121, 1724

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This six-movement chorale cantata was first performed on 26 December 1724. The text is based on the Lutheran translation of the early Christian hymn A solis ortus cardinem. The outer movements frame two arias for tenor and bass, and two secco recitatives for alto and soprano. The first and sixth movements are in old-fashioned style, with four-part vocal writing and colla parte instruments. In the aria (movement 2) the tenor is accompanied by an obbligato oboe d’amore, and in the 4th and most striking movement, the three string parts accompany the bass. The demands on the singers, instrumentalists, and chorus are typical of a Bach cantata.

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    1 Choral

    Christ Jesus praise we ev’ryone,
    the virgin maiden Mary’s son
    as far as rays of sun extend,
    and thro’ all the earth to the end.

    2 Aria (Tenore)

    Thou man whom God created cannot know
    nor understand, but only wonder show,
    that he thro’ man can compass man’s salvation.
    He, who from chaos hath the world erected,
    altho’ thou be despised and once rejected,
    thee, too, indeed can rescue from damnation.

    3 Recitativo (Alto)

    The grace of God is all unbounded,
    nor does it keep it self by Heaven’s wall surrounded,
    we see and find it ev’rywhere.
    What wonder, that at this our understanding fails,
    when we attempt to solve the secret,
    to fathom which apure heart may not dare.
    God gives to us to keep for him our bodies as a sanctuary,

    ...
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    1 Choral

    Christum wir sollen loben schon,
    der reinen Magd Marien Sohn,
    so weit die liebe Sonne leucht
    und an aller Welt Ende reicht.

    2 Aria (Tenore)

    O du von Gott erhöhte Kreatur,
    begreife nicht, nein, nein, bewundre nur:
    Gott will durch Fleisch des Fleisches Heil erwerben.
    Wie groß ist doch der Schöpfer aller Dinge,
    und wie bist du verachtet und geringe,
    um dich dadurch zu retten vom Verderben.

    3 Recitativo (Alto)

    Der Gnade unermesslichs Wesen
    hat sich den Himmel nicht
    zur Wohnstatt auserlesen,
    weil keine Grenze sie umschließt.
    Was Wunder, dass allhie Verstand und Witz gebricht,

    ...
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