BWV 166 Wo gehest du hin?
Cantate (Fourth Sunday after Easter). Poet unknown. 1. Jn. 16:5; 3. Bartholomäus Ringwaldt, verse 3 of "Herr Jesu Christ, ich weiß gar wohl," 1582 (Wackernagel, IV, #1473); 6. Ämilie Juliane von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, verse 1 of the hymn, 1686 (Fischer-Tümpel, V, #631). 7 May 1724, Leipzig. BG 33; NBA I/12. 1. Aria [Dictum] (B) Whither goest thou? 2. Aria (T) I'll be unto heaven mindful,
I'll e'er keep that question near: Man, ah man, where goest thou? 3. Chorale (S) I pray to thee, Lord Jesus Christ,
4. Recit. (B) Like as the rain-sent water soon subsideth 5. Aria (A) Let ev'ryone beware
That evenings things are other Than in the morning we had thought.(1) 6. Chorale (S, A, T, B) Who knows how near to me mine end is? © Copyright Z. Philip Ambrose |