Chorale: Ich hab mein Sach Gott heimgestellt

Ich hab mein Sach Gott heimgestellt Text and Translation of Chorale
Author: Johann Leon c. 1530-1597 Melody: The melody was originally a secular folksong documented 1500 with the original title: “Es ist auf Erd kein schwerer Leidn”; then as a contrafact religious song/chorale „Ich weiß mir ein Röslein hübsch und fein“ (which is an allegorical reference to the Gospel - not a pretty young girl as one might otherwise expect) as such it was contained in a hymnal by Johann Rau, Frankfurt am Main, 1589. Precisely when the melody became associated with Leon’s text is not known, but probably this occurred at the very end of the 16^th century. Cantatas: BWV 106/2 Chorale: BWV 351 Organ chorales : BWV 707 and 708 (Kirnberger); BWV 1113 (Neumeister)

Vocal Works by J.S. Bach:
Ver	Work	Mvt.	Year	Br	RE	KE	Di		BC	Type



	German Text (verses in bold print set by Bach)							English Translation
1	Ich hab mein Sach Gott heimgestellt, er machs mit mir, wie’s ihm gefällt. Soll ich allhier noch länger leben, ohn Widerstrebn seim Willen tu ich mich ergebn							I have left all that concerns me up to God Let him do whatever he wants with me. If I continue to live on here still longer, without striving against him. I will surrender myself to his will.
2	Mein Zeit und Stund ist, wann Gott will; ich schreib ihm nicht vor Maß noch Ziel. Es sind gezählt all Härlein mein, beid groß und klein; fällt keines ihn den Willen sein.							My time and hour will be when God wills; I do not dictate to him any bounds. My each and every hair is numbered, Both great and small; Not a single one falls without His will.
3	Es ist allhier ein Jammertal, Angst, Not und Trübsal überall; des Bleibens ist ein kleine Zeit voll Müh und Leid, und wers bedenkt, ist stets im Streit.							All around here is a valley of tears, there is fear, want and misery everywhere; our stay here is only for a short time full of trouble and suffering, and whoever begins to think about it, is continually in conflict.
4	Es hilft kein Reichtum, Geld noch Gut, kein Kunst noch Gunst noch stolzer Mut; fürn Tod kein Kraut gewachsen ist; mein frommer Christ, alles, was lebet, sterblich ist.							There is no help in wealth, money or property, no help in art, popularity, or a proud spirit; for death there grows no healing herb; my pious Christian, everything that lives is mortal.
5	Heut sind wir frisch, gesund und stark und liegen morgen tot im Sarg; heut blühen wir wie Rosen rot, bald krank und tot; ist allenthalben Müh und Not.							Today we are vigorous, healthy and strong and tomorrow we may be lying dead in a coffin. Today we blossom like red roses, Only soon to be sick and dead; Everywhere there is trouble and distress.
6	Man trägt eins nach dem andern hin, wohl aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn; die Welt vergisset unser bald, ob jung, ob alt auch unsrer Ehren mannigfalt.							One after another people are carried away from here away from our eyes and our thoughts; The world will soon forget us whether we are young or old, they will even forget our manifold glorious deeds.
7	7. Ach Herr, lehr uns bedenken wohl, daß wir sind sterblich allzumal, auch wir allhier kein Bleibens han, müssn all davon, gelehrt, reich, jung, alt oder schön.							O Lord, teach us to consider well that we are always mortal, All of us here have no steady place to stay, We all have to leave, Whether well-educated, rich, young, old or beautiful.
8	Das macht die Sünd, du treuer Gott, dadurch ist komm’n der bittre Tod, der nimmt und frißt all Menschenkind, wie er sie findt, fragt nicht, wes Stands und Ehrn sie sind.							O faithful God, this has come about through sin And bitter death resulted from that, Death takes and devours all types of human beings Wherever he finds them, And he does not ask what status and honours they have.
9	Ich hab hier wenig guter Tag, mein täglich Brot ist Müh und Klag. Wann mein Gott will, so will ich mit hinfahrn in Fried; Tod ist Gewinn und schadt mir nit.							Here I have had only few good days, my daily bread is trouble and lamentation. If my God so wills it, I will promise to go in peace; Death will be my gain and will not harm me.
10	Und ob mich schon mein Sünd anficht, dennoch will ich verzagen nicht; ich weiß, daß mein getreuer Gott für mich in’ Tod sein’ liebsten Sohn gegeben hat.							And even if my sins already begin to worry me, I will nevertheless not despair; I know that my faithful God For me in death Has given his dearest Son .
11	Das ist mein Trost zu aller Zeit in allem Kreuz und Traurigkeit. Ich weiß, daß ich am Jüngsten Tag ohn alle Klag Wird auferstehn aus meinem Grab							This is my comfort at all times in bearing my personal cross and sadness. I know that, at the time of the Last Judgment without any complaints I will rise from the dead from my grave
12	Mein’ lieben Gott von Angesicht werde ich anschaun, dran zweifl ich nicht, in ewger Freud und Seligkeit, die mir bereit’; ihm sei Lob, Preis in Ewigkeit							My dear Lord face to face I do not doubt that I shall see, in eternal joy and blessedness that have been prepared for me; Praise be to Him in eternity.
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(Thomas Braatz supplied the text of this chorale and information about the melody.The translation is substantially based on his version, but any mistakes will be mine own.)
English Translation by Francis Browne (January 2005) Contributed by Francis Browne (January 2005)
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