BWV 39 Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot
First Sunday after Trinity. Poet unknown, Christoph Helm?;(1) PT (Rudolstadt, 1726). 1. Is. 58:7-8; 4. Heb. 13:16; 7. David Denicke, verse 6 of "Kommt, laßt euch den Herren lehren," 1648 (Fischer-Tümpel, II, #404). 23 June 1726, Leipzig. BG 7; NBA I/15. 1. Chorus [Dictum] (S, A, T, B) Break with hungry men thy bread and those who in want are found
take
in thy house! If thou dost a man see naked, then cover him and
withdraw
thyself not from thy flesh.
And then shall thy light through all break forth like the rosy
morning,
and thy recovery shall wax quickly, and thine own righteousness
shall go
forth before thee, and the majesty of the Lord God shall receive
thee.
2. Recit. (B) The bounteous God casts his abundant store
3. Aria (A) One's creator while on earth yet
4. Aria [Dictum] (B) To do good and share your blessings forget ye not; for these are
off'rings well-pleasing to God.
5. Aria (S) Highest, my possessions
6. Recit. (A) How shall I then, O Lord, sufficiently repay thee
7. Chorale (S, A, T, B) Blessed those who through compassion
1. Helm is suggested by W. Blankenburg, BJ (1977). 2. I.e., God has created the poor to test our generosity and compassion: He gives us what we should pass on to the poor. 3. This is punctuated as a rhetorical question expecting an affirmative response. © Copyright Z. Philip Ambrose |