Comfort sweet, that Jesus came
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday of Christmas (1st version) BWV 151, 1725
Die Neuausgabe von Klaus Hofmann ersetzt die in der editorischen Konzeption überholte Ausgabe von Diethard Hellmann aus dem Jahre 1962.
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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 AriaComfort sweet, that Jesus came,
2 Recitativo (Basso)
promised long and long expected.
Heart and spirit, joyous be,
that the Lord has chosen thee
to his heav'n with his elected.Rejoice thee now, my heart,
and bid the cares depart
which long have troubled and oppressed thee.
For God hath sent his son,
his dearest, best beloved one,
for evil to divest thee.
He left is heav’nly throne
for sinners to atone,
he burst our chains asunder
and cured the curse we labored under.
Oh, what a wondrous deed!
that one from his exalted station
became a man, to bleed...
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, originalhtml file, singing text, original (Sample)1 Aria
Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt,
2 Recitativo (Basso)
Jesus wird anitzt geboren!
Herz und Seele freuet sich,
denn mein liebster Gott hat mich
nun zum Himmel auserkoren.Erfreue dich, mein Herz,
denn itzo weicht der Schmerz,
der dich so lange Zeit gedrücket.
Gott hat den liebsten Sohn,
den er so hoch und teuer hält,
auf diese Welt geschicket.
Er lässt den Himmelstrhon
und will die ganze Welt
aus ihren Sklavenketten
und Dienstbarkeit erretten.
O wundervolle Tat!
Gott wird ein Mensch und will auf Erden
noch niedriger als wir...
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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
Klaus Hofmann
| 1939
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Songwriter / Librettist
Georg Christian Lehms
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