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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Recitativo. Ach, soll nicht dieser große...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ach, soll nicht dieser große Tag,
Der Welt Verfall
Und der Posaunen Schall,
Der unerhörte letzte Schlag,
Des Richters ausgesprochne Worte,
Des Höllenrachens offne Pforte
In meinem Sinn
Viel Zweifel, Furcht und Schrecken,
Der ich ein Kind der Sünden bin,
Erwecken?
Jedoch, es gehet meiner Seelen
Ein Freudenschein, ein Licht des Trostes auf.
Der Heiland kann sein Herze nicht verhehlen,
So vor Erbarmen bricht,
Sein Gnadenarm verlässt mich nicht.
Wohlan, so ende ich mit Freuden meinen Lauf.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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), "Recitativo. Ach, soll nicht dieser große Tag,", BWV 70 no. 9 (1723) [ bass and instrumental ensemble ], from cantata Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Recitative. Ah, should not this dire day", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2020-01-29
Line count: 16
Word count: 77

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