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Text for BWV 231 (Motet)
Sei Lob un Preis mit Ehren

Original German Text

English Translation

Sei Lob un Preis mit Ehren,
Gott Vater, Sohn und Heil’gem Geist,
der woll’ in uns vermehren
was er aus Gnaden uns verheißt,
daß wir ihn fest vertrauen,
gänzlich verlaß’n auf ihn,
von Herzen auf ihn bauen,
daß uns’r Herz, Mut und Sinn
ihm tröstlich soll’n anhangen,
drauf singen wir zur Stund’
Amen, wir werd’n’s erlangen,
glaub’n wir aus Herzens Grund.

Laud and praise with honor be
to God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
who will increase in us
what he promises us out of grace,
that we might firmly trust in him
completely relying upon him
building upon him from the heart,
that our heart, valor and mind
might cling to him for comfort,
to this we sing this hour
Amen, we will overcome,
we believe deep in our hearts.


COMPOSED: after 1724 (Leipzig) occasion unknown
LIBRETTO: stanza 5 of the Johann Gramann (Poliander) chorale Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren (1525)
TRANSLATION: 2018 © Tobin Schmuck, NYC
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Motets BWV 225-231: Details
Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1961-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Systematic Discussions: BWV 225 | BWV 226 | BWV 227 | BWV 228 | BWV 229 | BWV 230 | BWV 231 | BWV 225-231 - Summary
Individual Recordings: Motets - K. Junghänel & Cantus Cölln | Motets - E. Ericson | Motets - D. Fasolis | Motets - N. Harnoncourt | Motets - R. Kammler

BWV 231 Text: German-6 | German-7
Translations: English-3I | English-3P | English-10
Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | Polish-2 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1
Chorale Text: Nun lob, mein' Seel', den Herren [BWV 231]

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Discussions: Texts: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Translations: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4




 

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