Chorus. Be content once more, my soul | Be content once more, my soul

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Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Coro. Sei nun wieder zufrieden, meine...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Chorus
 Sei nun wieder zufrieden, meine Seele, 
 denn der Herr tut dir Guts.

Tenor
 Was helfen uns die schweren Sorgen,
 Was hilft uns unser Weh und Ach?
 Was hilft es, dass wir alle Morgen
 Beseufzen unser Ungemach?
 Wir machen unser Kreuz und Leid
 Nur größer durch die Traurigkeit.

Sopran
 Denk nicht in deiner Drangsalshitze,
 Dass du von Gott verlassen seist,
 Und dass Gott der im Schoße sitze,
 Der sich mit stetem Glücke speist.
 Die folgend Zeit verändert viel
 Und setzet jeglichem sein Ziel.

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), "Coro. Sei nun wieder zufrieden, meine Seele", BWV 12 no. 9 (1714) [ chorus and instrumental ensemble ], from cantata Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Chorus. Be content once more, my soul", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2020-01-29
Line count: 17
Word count: 83

Chorus. Be content once more, my soul

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Chorus
Be content once more, my soul,
For the Lord has done good to you.

Tenor
What good are agitated anxieties,
How do laments and wailing help us?
What good does it do, when every morning
We groan about our troubles?
We only make the suffering and sorrow
Greater through our grieving.

Soprano
Do not think, in the heat of your distress,
That you have been abandoned by God,
And that God only holds in his lap
The person who always dines on happiness.
The time that is coming will change a great deal
And establishes a goal for each person.

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This text was added to the website: 2023-04-23
Line count: 17
Word count: 101