Motet BWV Anh 159
Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn
Original German Text

Event: Motet for 2 Choirs for Funeral or later Remembrance of the Deceased Service.
Possibly for the Funeral of the Mayor of Arnstadt’s wife, Margarethe Feldhaus, née Wedemann on July 3, 1713.
Text: Genesis 32:27 (Section I); 3^rd verse of a chorale “Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz” by Erasmus Alber (Section II)
Composer: Sections I & II by J.S. Bach; Final Chorale probably not by J.S. Bach

Original German Text

1

Section I [S, A, T, B / S, A, T, B]

Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn,
Mein Jesu ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn!

2

Section II [S, A, T, B / S, A, T, B]

Weil du mein Gott und Vater bist,
dein Kind wirst du verlassen nicht.

3

Anhang (Final Chorale) [S, A, T, B / S, A, T, B]

Dir, Jesu, Gottes Sohn, sei Preis,
daß ich aus deinem Worte weiß,
was ewig selig macht!
Gib das ich nun auch fest und true
in diesem meinem Glauben sei.

Ich bringe Lob und Ehre dir,
daß du ein ewig Heil auch mir
durch deinen Tod erwarbst.
Herr, dieses Heil gewähre mir,
und ewig, ewig dank ich dir.

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Contributed by Thomas Braatz (July 2005)

Motets BWV 225-231: Details
Recordings: Until 1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | From 2001
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