My blessed Jesus, gone forever
Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Epiphany BWV 154, 1724 (vor)
The cantata "Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren" BWV 154 was first performed on 9 January 1724, the 1st Sunday after Epiphany. The structure and extent of the work are unusual: it comprises eight, instead of the usual six movements. With a duration of around 15 minutes, it is a concise work. As well as this, at the beginning of the cantata there is an aria instead of the usual opening chorus. A chorale features at the end and in the third movement. Its brevity and straightforward arias make this cantata suitable for inclusion in any church service, and is easy for amateur ensembles to master.
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text (without music) for download, html file, Singing text, english translationhtml file, Singing text, english translation (Sample)1 Aria (Tenore)My blessed Jesus, gone forever:
2 Recitativo (Tenore)
this word despair does bring to me;
o sword, that pierces through my soul,
o word of doom, within resounding.Where shall I find my Savior today,
3 Choral
who guides me on my way,
find him for whom my fervent soul is burning,
my Lord, where have you gone?
No sorrow could afflict my soul more deeply
than if my Jesus would be lost.Jesus, refuge and deliv’rer,
Jesus, source of confidence,
Jesus, stalwart serpent slayer,
Jesus, of my life the light!
How my heart with joy would greet you,
for my heart does ache to see you!
Come, o come, I wait for you,...
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text (without music) for download, html file, Singing text, originalhtml file, Singing text, original (Sample)1 Aria (Tenore)
Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren:
2 Recitativo (Tenore)
o Wort, das mir Verzweiflung bringt,
o Schwert, das durch die Seele dringt,
o Donnerwort in meinen Ohren.Wo treff ich meinen Jesum an,
3 Choral
wer zeiget mir die Bahn,
wo meiner Seele brünstiges Verlangen,
mein Heiland, hingegangen?
Kein Unglück kann mich so empfindlich rühren,
als wenn ich Jesum soll verlieren.Jesu, mein Hort und Erretter,
Jesu, meine Zuversicht,
Jesu, starker Schlangentreter,
Jesu, meines Lebens Licht!
Wie verlanget meinem Herzen,
Jesulein, nach dir mit Schmerzen!
Komm, ach komm, ich warte dein,...
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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
Benedikt Leßmann
| 1984
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