Gelobet sei der Herr, der Gott Israel
St. John the Baptist. Erdmann Neumeister, Geistliches Singen und Spielen (Gotha, 1711); Facs: Neumann T, p. 301; PT (Leipzig, 1725); Facs: Neumann T, p. 434; Music by Bach probable (so Neumann T, p. 163). 1. Lk. 1:68; 3. Ludwig Helmbold, verse 5 of "Von Gott will ich nicht lassen," 1563; 6. Lazarus Spengler, verse 7 of "Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt," 1524 (Wackernagel, I, #234); 8. Rev. 7:12. ?24 June 1725, Leipzig. [1. Dictum] Gelobet sey der Herr, der Gott Israel, denn Er hat besucht und
erlöset
sein Volck.
[2. Recit.] (PT: Recit.) Gott Lob! die Thränen sind verstopffet,
[3. Choral] (PT: Chorale) Lobt Ihm mit Hertz und Munde,
[4. Recit.] (PT: Recit.) Wir wollen Gott vertrauen,
[5. Aria] (PT: Aria) Ich traue Gott, mir aber selber nicht.
[6. Choral] (PT: Choral) Wer hofft in Gott, und dem vertraut,
[7. Recit.] (PT: Recit.) Bleibt nur mein Jesus mein,
[8. Dictum] Amen, Lob und Ehre, und Weisheit, und Danck, und Preiß (PT:
und Preiß omitted), und Krafft , und Stärcke sey unserm Gott,
von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit. Amen.
1. Dictum All praise be to the Lord God of Israel, for he hath now come and
redeemed
his people.
[2. Recit.] Praise God! The tears have been arrested,The sighing hath been stilled, Which in the ancient cov’nant From all the righteous’ hearts and voices At heaven’s door were knocking. His word hath God, the faithful God, fulfilled, For he the Savior let come forth Whom he at Adam’s fall did pledge. Before that time had come did John appear, The way for him to ready. This must as well the truth of God fulfill, Ah yes, for in his presence May not a single morn In vain on earth have fallen. God keeps what he hath pledged And all of us doth favor. Of this each day doth give to us new witness. Who would not God sing praises? 3. Chorale Praise him with hearts and voices, Which he did us both give; That is a blessed hour In which one on him thinks; Else is lost all the time Which we on earth are spending. We shall one day be blessed And live forevermore. 4. Recit. We will in God be trusting And be rock-sure upon his truth relying. Doth that oft seem to tarry Which he hath pledged to give? For this do not feel sorrow. What not today comes morrow. He knows the time and understands When, how and where his grace in us shall flourish. E’en his delay is nought but grace, For meanwhile patience doth he test. 5. Aria I trust in God, but in myself trust not. My very heart itself and me can swindle. But God’s word bears eternally no falsehood. It bides and stands, though earth and heaven fall. I trust in God, but in myself trust not. 6. Chorale Who hopes in God and in him trusts
7. Recit. If bide my Jesus mine,
8. Dictum Amen, laud and honor, and wisdom, and thanks, and praise,(2)
and
might, and power be to our God, from evermore to evermore. Amen.
1. On the slight anacoluthon in this sentence cf. BWV 109, footnote 8. 2. Und Preis "and praise," found in both Rev. 7:12 and Neumeister's text of 1711, is omitted in the PT of 1725. © Copyright Z. Philip Ambrose |