Johann Sebastian Bach
| BWV | 14 |
| Title | Were God not with us all this time |
| Composed | 30th January 1735, Leipzig |
| Scoring | Choir
for 4 voices |
| Movements | 1. Choir:
Were God not with us all this time 2. Aria (Soprano): Our own strength is called too weak 3. Recitative (Tenor): Yea, if then God had but allowed it 4. Aria (Bass): God, through thine own strong protection 5. Chorale: God praise and thanks, who did not let |
| Category | Spiritual Cantata |
| Event | 4th Sunday after Epiphany |
| Author of text | Martin Luther |
| Text 1. Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Horn Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Were God not with us all this time, Then let Israel say it: Were God not with us all this time, We would have surely lost courage, For such a tiny band we are, Despised by so much of mankind, They all oppose us ever. |
| 2. Aria: Soprano solo Horn da caccia Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Our own strength is called too weak, That our foe we bid defiance. Stood by us the Highest not, Surely would their tyranny Soon our very being threaten. |
| 3. Recitative: Tenor solo Basso continuo |
Yea,
if then God had but allowed it, We long no more were with the living, Their vengeance would have ravished us, Such wrath for us do they intend. For they had in their rage Like as a rampant flood Within its foaming waters spilled upon us, And no one could have all their might resisted. (1.) |
| 4. Aria: Bass solo Oboe I + II Basso continuo |
God, through thine own strong protection Are we from our foes set free. When they come as raging waters In their hate to rise against us, With us yet thy hands will be. |
| 5. Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Horn Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
God
praise and thanks, who did not let |
| Epistle | Romans 13: 8-10 |
| Gospel | Matthew 8: 23-27 |
| Bibletext | Psalms 124; 2-4; 1. Matthew 8:24 |
| YouTube | Video 1; Ton Koopman, 1. Choir; 2. Aria Video 2; Ton Koopman, 3. Recitative; 4. Aria; 5. Chorale |
| Manuscript | Thomasschool, Leipzig; Music Sciences Institute of University; Halle; University library, Warszawa; Singing Academy, Berlin |