Praise the Lord, O my spirit
Cantata for the inauguration of the town council BWV 69 (BWV3 69.2)
The cantata Praise the Lord, O my spirit is one of the relatively small group of Bach’s so-called Ratswahlkantaten, cantatas which were performed in honor of the inauguration of the Leipzig town council, and in particular at the council’s express request in a festive church service in St Nicholas’s Church. This cantata was probably performed on 26 August 1748. It is distinguished by its festive, bright opening movement in several sections, at the center of which stands the two-part quotation from Psalm 103, set as a double fugue.
This version of the cantata for the election of the council (BWV3 69.2) is the later one. The earlier version, composed for the 12th Sunday after Trinity (BWV3 69.1), is published under the number Carus 31.069/50.
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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 CoroPraise the Lord,
2 Recitativo (Soprano)
praise him and bless him,
O my spirit,
and forget not all the good things
he has giv’n you.How wondrous God’s great bounty is!
3 Aria (Alto)
He brought us to the light
and still he cares for us.
For where can any creature yet be found
that lacks his sustenance and good?
And so, my soul, take heed
of all the traces of God’s hand
that ev’n in small things greatly are displayed.
O would it were, Most High, within my being
to make a song of my thanksgiving!
But though I lack the art to tell my story,
still will I, O Lord, now declare thy glory....
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, originalhtml file, singing text, original (Sample)1 Coro
Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele,
2 Recitativo (Soprano)
und vergiss nicht, was er dir Gutes getan hat!Wie groß ist Gottes Güte doch!
3 Aria (Alto)
Er bracht uns an das Licht,
und er erhält uns noch.
Wo findet man nur eine Kreatur,
der es an Unterhalt gebricht?
Betrachte doch, mein Geist,
der Allmacht unverdeckte Spur,
die auch im Kleinen sich recht groß erweist.
Ach! möcht es mir, o Höchster, doch gelingen,
ein würdig Danklied dir zu bringen!
Doch, sollt es mir hierbei an Kräften fehlen,
so will ich doch, Herr, deinen Ruhm erzählen.Meine Seele,
Auf! erzähle,
Was dir Gott erwiesen hat!...
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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.
Bach vocal
Ever since Carus-Verlag was founded in 1972, publishing the music of Johann Sebastian Bach has been a special focus for us. In the 2017 Reformation anniversary year we completed the Bach vocal project. Bach's complete sacred vocal works are now available in modern Urtext editions, together with performance material. A complete edition of all the full scores is also available in a high quality box set. Personal details
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Editor
Reinhold Kubik
| 1942-2024
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Continuo realization
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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Jean Lunn
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