BWV 192 Nun danket alle Gott
Unspecified occasion (perhaps Reformation). Martin Rinckart, the three verses of the hymn, 1636 (Fischer-Tümpel, I, #526). Ca. 1730. BG 41; NBA I/34. 1. Chorus [Verse 1] (S, A, T, B) Now thank ye all our GodWith heart and voice and hands, Who mighty things doth work For us in every quarter, Who us from mother’s womb And infant’s paces on A countless toll of good Continues now to do. 2. Aria [Verse 2] (S, B) The ever bounteous God Through all our life be willing An always joyful heart And noble peace to give us, And us within his grace Maintain for evermore, And us from every want Deliver here and there.(1) 3. Chorus [Verse 3] (S, A, T, B) Laud, honor, praise to God, 1. I.e., both on earth and in heaven. © Copyright Z. Philip Ambrose |