BWV 229 Come, Jesus, come

Johann Sebastian Bach

BWV	229
Title	Come, Jesus, come
Composed	Unknown
Scoring	Choir for eight voices (Two choirs)
Movements	Choir: Come, Jesus, come Aria: Thus to thy hands myself committing
Category	Motet
Event	Unknown
Author of text	Paul Thymich 1684
Text Choir: Soprano I + II, Alto I + II, Tenor I + II, Bass I + II Aria: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass	Come, Jesus, come, My flesh is weary, My strength doth fade e'er more and more, For now I yearn To reach thy stillness; This bitter path doth me oppress! Come, myself to thee I'll offer; Thou art the proper way, the true way and the true life. Drum schliess ich mich in deine Hände Und sage, Welt, zu guter Nacht! Eilt gleich mein Lebenslauf zu Ende, Ist doch der Geist wohl angebracht. Er soll bei seinem Schöpfer schweben, Weil Jesus ist und bleibt Der wahre Weg zum Leben.
Manuscript	Bibliothèque Royal, Brusselsl; High School for Music, Berlin; University library, Warzawa