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'''Description:''' This is a choral setting of BWV 668, often referred to as Bach's "Deathbed Chorale". Published in 1750 at the end of the Art of Fugue, this four-part chorale is likely the last piece of music that Bach ever wrote. This verson for SATB chorus features the text that Bach used as his title: "Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit." | '''Description:''' This is a choral setting of BWV 668, often referred to as Bach's "Deathbed Chorale". Published in 1750 at the end of the Art of Fugue, this four-part chorale is likely the last piece of music that Bach ever wrote. This verson for SATB chorus features the text that Bach used as his title: "Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit." | ||
'''Text''' | |||
Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit, | Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit, | ||
O Gott, und dich | |||
Wenn doch dein | O Gott, und dich demütig bitt: | ||
Von mir blutarmen | |||
Wenn doch dein gnädig Angesicht | |||
Von mir blutarmen Sünder nicht. | |||
Ein selig ende mir bescher, | Ein selig ende mir bescher, | ||
Am | |||
Am jüngsten tag erweck mich, Herr! | |||
Daß ich dich schaue ewiglich. | Daß ich dich schaue ewiglich. | ||
Translation | Amen, Amen, erhöre mich. | ||
'''Translation''' | |||
Before your throne I now appear, | Before your throne I now appear, | ||
O God, and bid you humbly, | O God, and bid you humbly, | ||
Turn not your merciful face | Turn not your merciful face | ||
From me, a pale sinner. | From me, a pale sinner. | ||
Confer on me a blessed end, | Confer on me a blessed end, | ||
On the last day awaken me, Lord! | On the last day awaken me, Lord! | ||
That I may see you eternally. | That I may see you eternally. | ||
Amen, Amen, hear me. | Amen, Amen, hear me. | ||
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- (Posted 2019-09-29) CPDL #55462:
- Editor: Patrick Dunnevant (submitted 2019-09-29). Score information: Letter, 15 pages, 972 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: This edition contains editorial dynamics and expressive markings.
General Information
Title: Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Chorale
Language: German
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1750
Description: This is a choral setting of BWV 668, often referred to as Bach's "Deathbed Chorale". Published in 1750 at the end of the Art of Fugue, this four-part chorale is likely the last piece of music that Bach ever wrote. This verson for SATB chorus features the text that Bach used as his title: "Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit."
Text
Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit,
O Gott, und dich demütig bitt:
Wenn doch dein gnädig Angesicht
Von mir blutarmen Sünder nicht.
Ein selig ende mir bescher,
Am jüngsten tag erweck mich, Herr!
Daß ich dich schaue ewiglich.
Amen, Amen, erhöre mich.
Translation
Before your throne I now appear,
O God, and bid you humbly,
Turn not your merciful face
From me, a pale sinner.
Confer on me a blessed end,
On the last day awaken me, Lord!
That I may see you eternally.
Amen, Amen, hear me.
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