This Sunday’s Bach Cantata - 6th Sunday after Trinity
BWV 170 - Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (complete)
Andreas Scholl, alto
Choir & Orchestra of the J. S. Bach Foundation of St Gallen; dir. Rudolf Lutz
1. Aria A
Delightful rest, beloved pleasure of the soul,
you cannot be found among the sins of hell,
but rather in the concord of heaven;
you alone strengthen the weak breast.
Therefore the pure gifts of virtue
shall have their dwelling in my heart.
2. Recitative A
The world, that house of sin,
erupts only in hellish songs,
and attempts, through hatred and envy,
to carry Satan’s image upon itself.
Its mouth is full of adder’s venom,
which often mortally attacks the innocent,
and will only utter Vengeance!
Righteous God, how far
has humanity distanced itself from You;
You love, yet its mouth
proclaims curses and enmity
and wishes only to trample a neighbor under its feet.
Alas! this crime is difficult to atone for.
3. Aria A
How the perverted hearts afflict me,
which are so sorely, my God, set against You;
I truly tremble and feel a thousand pangs,
when they rejoice only in vengeance and hate.
Righteous God, what might You be thinking,
when they, with the very intrigues of Satan,
only scorn Your sharp proscriptions so boldly.
Alas! Without a doubt You have thought:
how the perverted hearts afflict Me!
4. Recitative A
Who should hereafter
wish, indeed, to live here,
when only hatred and hardship
is the answer to love?
Yet, since even my enemy,
like my best friend,
I should love according to God’s commandment,
thus my heart flees from
anger and bitterness,
and wishes only to live with God,
who is Love itself.
Ah, spirit filled with mildness,
when only will He grant you His heavenly Sion?
5. Aria A
It sickens me to live longer,
therefore take me away, Jesus!
I shudder before all sins,
let me find this dwelling-place
where I myself shall be at peace.
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