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Movements from Bach's Vocal Works

Cantata BWV 139

Mvt. 5

Recitative

Title:

Ja, trag ich gleich den größten Feind in mir

Soloists:

S

Instruments:

2 Vn, Va, Bc

Text:

Ja, trag ich gleich den größten Feind in mir,
Die schwere Last der Sünden,
Mein Heiland lässt mich Ruhe finden.
Ich gebe Gott, was Gottes ist,
Das Innerste der Seelen.
Will er sie nun erwählen,
So weicht der Sünden Schuld,
so fällt des Satans List.

CT:

Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Got verse 4 (paraphrased)

Author:

Johann Christoph Rube