BWV 156 Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe
Third Sunday after Epiphany. Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander), Ernst-Schertzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte, Teil III, (Leipzig, 1732); Facs: Neumann T, p. 337. 2. Johann Hermann Schein, verse 1 of "Mach's mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt,", 1628 (Fischer-Tümpel, I, #478) with interpolated aria; 6. Kaspar Bienemann, verse 1 of the hymn, 1582 (Wackernagel, IV, #1046). Probably 23 January 1729, Leipzig. BG 18; NBA I/6. 1. Sinfonia
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3. Recit. (B) My fear and dearth,My living and my death Stand, dearest God, in thy hands working; To me as well wilt thou Thy gracious eye be turning. But if thou fof my sins art seeking That in the sick bed I be lying, My God, I beg of thee, Let thy dear kindness greater be than justice rightly bids; Yet if thou dost for me intend That this my suff ’ring should bring my end, I am prepared; Thy will should in me be fulfilled, So spare me not and have thy way, Let my distress no longer tarry; The longer here, the later there. 4. Aria (A) Lord, what thou wilt shall be my pleasure,
In my sadness, In dying, beseeching, and prayer, To me every time let be, Lord, as thou wilt. 5. Recit. (B) And wilt thou that I should not suffer, 6. Chorale (S, A, T, B) Lord, as thou wilt, so deal with me © Copyright Z. Philip Ambrose |