Johann Sebastian Bach

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BWV 190a
Title Sing ye the Lord a new refrain!
Composed 25th June 1730, Leipzig
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Category Spiritual Cantata
Event Sunday after Trinity
Author of text Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander)
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Sing ye the Lord a new refrain! The assembly of saints should sing to him praises!
Honor him with timbrels and dancing, honor him with strings and with piping!
Lord God, we give thee praise!
All that which breath doth own, honor the Lord!
Lord God, we give thee thanks!
Alleluia!

Lord God, we give thee praise,
God, that thou both our shield
And our redeemer art.
Lord God, we give thee thanks.
Triumphant shall we go forth
And seek now, Lord, thy countenance,
For thy dear grace extends
As far as heaven's breadth,
And thine own truth sheds light
As far as clouds are ranging.
Lord God, we give thee praise
That still thy brilliant light
Within our land doth shine.
O God, how great is this thy kindness,
Which doth such faith to all thy children show!
Forget that loving disposition,
My Zion, yea, forget it not!
Lord God, we give thee praise.

Honor, Zion, this thy God,
Praise him greatly for his name's sake.
Rise! Proclaim it, ponder well
What the Lord for us hath done;
Therefore pray before him now,
Glorify his teaching's harvest.

Lord, if thine Evangel's word,
That heav'nly teaching,
Had not supplied our consolation,
We had by woe and death
Been leveled to the ground.
That is our bread of life,
That is our spirit's strength,
That doth our soul refreshment bring,
And it with blessedness restore.
Here is true righteousness, the shield of faith,
Which but 'fore God in heav'n has weight.

Blessed are we through the word,
Blessed are we through the doctrine,
Blessed are we here and there,(1)
Blessed, if our faith be steadfast.
Blessed, if we not alone
Hearers, rather, doers be.

Now God, we offer thee
Our lips' reward for this,
We, all we who by thine own names
have named us,(2)
And Christ, who is thy Son, acknowledge.
Take henceforth in thy care thy church,
That it as on that rock
Be more and more established firmly.
Make larger this thy flock so tiny,
Within thy hand stand pow'r and might.

Now thank, O God, and give thee praise,
The people in their good works.
The land bears fruit and mends its ways,
Thy word is made to prosper.
Us bless the Father and the Son,
And bless us God the Holy Ghost,
Whom all the world doth glorify,
To him pay rev'rence unexcelled;
Now say sincerely "Amen."

Bibletext Psalms 149:1; Psalms 150:4
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