BWV 143 Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele II
New Year's Day (Feast of the Circumcision). Poet unknown. 1. Ps. 146:1; 2. Jakob Ebert, verse 1 of "Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ," 1601; 3. Ps. 146:5; 5. Ps. 146:10; 7. Ebert, verse 3 of the hymn. Date uncertain. BG 30; NBA I/4. 1. Chorus [Dictum] (S, A, T, B) Praise thou the Lord, O my spirit. 2. Chorale [Verse 1] (S) Thou Prince of peace, Lord Jesus Christ,
3. Recit. [Dictum] (T) Blest he who hath for his help Jacob's God, whose hope upon the Lord, on his God, is resting. 4. Aria (T) Thousandfold misfortune, terror,
5. Aria [Dictum] (B) The Lord is king eternally, thy God, Zion, evermore. 6. Aria (T) with instr. chorale Jesus, of thy flock the Savior,
7. Chorus [Verse 3] (S, A, T, B) Hallelujah!(1)
1. Halleluja is apparently from Ps.
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