Ah Lord, spare thou this sinner
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Trinity BWV 135, 1724
Bach composed BWV 135 as the fourth cantata in the second annual cycle of Leipzig cantatas. The hymn "Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder" was written in the 16th century to the tune of "Herzlich tut mich verlangen". The unidentified Leipzig librettist of the 2nd cycle of chorale cantatas made free use of this hymn as the basis of an exemplary cantata text.
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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 CoroAh Lord, spare thou this sinner,
2 Recitativo (Tenore)
in anger smite me not,
and temper thou thy fury,
else hopeless is my lot.
Ah, Lord I pray forgive me
forgive and welcome me,
to dwell forever with thee,
from hell and torment free.Ah, heal thou me,
thou soul physician,
for I am sick and weak,
all men can see my bones, to count them,
my pitiable state they loud bespeak,
the world about is sad and bleak,
and woe on woe upon my weary spirit heaping;
how fast my hot tears flow,
my cheeks are stained with weeping,
my soul is fraught with anxious trepidation,...
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, originalhtml file, singing text, original (Sample)1 Coro
Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder
2 Recitativo (Tenore)
straf nicht in deinem Zorn,
dein ernsten Grimm doch linder,
sonst ist's mit mir verlorn.
Ach Herr, wollst mir vergeben
mein Sünd und gnädig sein,
dass ich mag ewig leben,
entfliehn der HöllenpeinAch heile mich, du Arzt der Seelen,
ich bin sehr krank und schwach;
man möchte die Gebeine zählen,
so jämmerlich hat mich mein Ungemach,
mein Kreuz und Leiden zugericht;
das Angesicht ist ganz von Tränen aufgeschwollen,
die, schnellen Fluten gleich, von Wangen abwärts rollen.
Der Seele ist von Schrecken angst und bange;
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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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Editor
Wolfram Enßlin
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Wolfram Enßlin
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Vocal score arranger
Paul Horn
| 1922-2016Paul Horn war ein deutscher Kirchenmusiker, Organist, Komponist und Musikwissenschaftler. Er studierte Kirchenmusik und Orgel an der Evangelischen Kirchenmusikschule Esslingen am Neckar bei Hans-Arnold Metzger und Musikwissenschaft, Theologie und Geschichte an der Universität Tübingen. Seine berufliche Laufbahn begann als Kantor an der Evangelischen Michaelskirche in Stuttgart-Degerloch. 1954 wurde er Kantor an der Evangelischen Stadtkirche Ravensburg, eine Position, die er bis zu seiner Pensionierung innehatte. Als Musikwissenschaftler arbeitete Horn bis ins hohe Alter eng mit Carus zusammen. So stammen zahlreiche Carus-Klavierauszüge aus seiner Feder. Personal details
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Translator
Henry Drinker
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