Johann Sebastian Bach
| BWV | BWV 245 |
| Title | St. John Passion |
| Composed | 7th April 1724; Leipzig |
| Scoring | Choir
for 4 voices |
| Movements | 1. Choir:
Lord, thou our master 2. Recitative (Tenor, Bass): Jesus went with his disciples 3. Choir: Jesus of Nazareth 4. Recitative (Tenor, Bass): Jesus saith unto them 5. Choir: Jesus of Nazareth 6. Recitative (Tenor, Bass): Jesus, answering, said 7. Chorale: O mighty love 8. Recitative (Tenor, Bass): So that the word might be accomplished 9. Chorale: Thy will be done 10. Recitative (Tenor): The crowd, though, and their captain 11. Aria (Alt): From the bondage of my errors 12. Recitative (Tenor): Simon Peter followed after Jesus 13. Aria (Sopran): I'll follow thee likewise 14. Recitative (Sopran, Tenor I + II, Bass I + II): This same disciple was acquainted with the high priest 15. Chorale: Who hath thee now so stricken 16. Recitative (Tenor): And Annas sent him in fetters unto Caiphas 17. Choir: Art thou not one of his disciples? 18. Recitative (Tenor I + II, Bass): But he denied it and said 19. Aria (Tenor): Ah, my mind 20. Chorale: Peter, when he fails to think 21. Chorale: Christ, who hath us blessed made 22. Recitative (Tenor, Bass): Then they led away Jesus from Caiphas 23. Choir: Were this man not an evildoer 24. Recitative (Tenor, Bass): Then Pilate said unto them 25. Choir: To death we may put no one 26. Recitative (Tenor, Bass I + II): So that might be fulfilled 27. Chorale: Ah King so mighty, mighty in all ages 28. Recitative (Tenor, Bass I + II): Then Pilate said unto him 29. Choir: Not this one, rather 30. Recitative (Tenor): Barabbas, though, was a murderer 31. Arioso (Bass): Observe now, O my soul 32. Aria (Tenor): Consider how his back so stained with bleeding 33. Recitative (Tenor): And then the soldiers plaited him a crown 34. Choir: Hail unto thee, O thou King of the Jews! 35. Recitative (Tenor, Bass): And then with their hands they struck him 36. Choir: Crucify, crucify! 37. Recitative (Tenor): Then Pilate said unto them 38. Choir: We have with us a law 39. Recitative (Tenor, Bass I + II): And when Pilate heard what they had said 40. Chorale: Through this thy prison 41. Recitative (Tenor): The Jews, however, cried out and said 42. Choir: If thou let this man go 43. Recitative (Tenor, Bass): And when Pilate had heard this saying 44. Choir: Off, off with him 45. Recitative (Tenor, Bass): Pilate saith unto them 46. Choir: We have no other king except the Caesar 47. Recitative (Tenor): He handed him over then to them 48. Aria with Choir (Bass): Haste, ye, O sorely tempted spirits 49. Recitative (Tenor): And they crucified him there 50. Choir: Do not write 51. Recitative (Tenor, Bass): But Pilate responded 52. Chorale: Within my heart's foundation 53. Recitative (Tenor): The soldiers, however 54. Choir: Let us not divide or tear it 55. Recitative (Tenor, Bass): So that might be accomplished the text which declareth 56. Chorale: He of all did well take heed 57. Recitative (Tenor, Bass): And from this moment the disciple took her unto himself 58. Aria (Alt): It is fulfilled! 59. Recitative (Tenor): And he bowed his head 60. Aria and Choir (Bass): My precious Savior 61. Recitative (Tenor): And now behold, the veil of the temple was parted 62. Arioso (Tenor): My heart, since thus doth all the world 63. Aria (Sopran): O melt now, my bosom 64. Recitative (Tenor): The Jews, however 65. Chorale: O help, Christ, O Son of God 66. Recitative (Tenor): Then came unto Pilate Joseph of Arimathaea 67. Choir: Rest well, ye holy bones and members 68. Chorale: Ah Lord, let thine own angels dear |
| Category | Passion |
| Event | Good Friday |
| Author of text | Unknown |
| Text 1. Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Organ Basso continuo |
Part
1 Lord, thou our master, whose repute In every land majestic is! Show us through this thy passion That thou, the very Son of God, In every age, E'en in the midst of deepest woe, Art magnified become! |
| 2. Recitative: Tenor solo, Bass solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): Jesus went with his disciples over
the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which Jesus entered with
his disciples. But Judas, who had betrayed him, also knew the place,
for Jesus had often assembled there with his disciples. When Judas had
procured for himself the crowd and the chief priests and the Pharisees'
servants, he entered there with torches, lanterns and weapons. Now as
Jesus knew all that he must encounter, he went outside and said to them: Bass (Jesus): Whom do ye seek? Tenor (Evangelist): They replied unto him: |
| 3. Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Jesus of Nazareth. |
| 4. Recitative: Tenor solo, Bass solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): Jesus saith unto them: Bass (Jesus): I am he. Tenor (Evangelist): Judas also, who had betrayed him, stood though beside them. And when Jesus had said to them, "I am he," they drew back and fell to the ground. Then he asked them for a second time: Bass (Jesus): Whom do ye seek? Tenor (Evangelist): And they did answer: |
| 5. Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Jesus of Nazareth. |
| 6. Recitative: Tenor solo, Bass solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): Jesus, answering, said: Bass (Jesus): I have told you that I am he; so if ye seek me, then let these people go! |
| 7. Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
O mighty love, O love beyond
all measure, Which thee hath brought upon this way of torment! I lived amongst the world in joy and pleasure, And thou must suffer. |
| 8. Recitative: Tenor solo, Bass solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): So that the word might be accomplished,
which he had spoken, "I have not lost one of those thou didst give
me." Now Simon Peter had a sword and drew it forth and struck at
the chief priest's slave and cut his right ear off. The slave's name
was Malchus. Then said Jesus to Peter: Bass (Jesus): Put back thy sword in its scabbard! Shall I the cup not drink which my Father hath given me? |
| 9. Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Thy will be done, Lord God,
alike On earth as e'en in heaven's realm. Give us restraint in time of pain, Obedience both in love and woe; Guard and guide every flesh and blood Which counter to thy will doth strive! |
| 10. Recitative: Tenor solo, Bass solo Basso continuo |
The crowd, though, and their captain and the servants of the Jews laid hold of Jesus and bound him fast and led him away first unto Annas, who was Caiphas' wife's father, who was the high priest of that year. But it was Caiphas who had told the Jews it would be good if one man were to die for the people. |
| 11. Aria: Alto solo Oboe I + II Basso continuo |
From the bondage of my errors Me to deliver Is my Savior fettered. He from all my body's torments, Fully to heal me, Lets himself be wounded. |
| 12. Recitative: Tenor solo Basso continuo |
Simon Peter followed after Jesus, and one other disciple. |
| 13. Aria: Soprano solo Travers flute I + II Basso continuo |
I'll follow thee likewise with gladdening paces And thee not forsake, My life and my light. Now forward my course And do thou not cease Thyself me to draw and to press and to summon. |
| 14. Recitative: Soprano solo, Tenor I + II solo, Bass I + II solo Basso continuo |
Tenor I (Evangelist): This same disciple was acquainted
with the high priest and went with Jesus within, to the palace of the
high priest. Peter, though, stood outside before the door. Then came
the other disciple, who was acquainted with the high priest, outside
and spake with the woman guarding the door, and led Peter inside. Then
said the maid who guarded the door to Peter: Soprano (Maid): Art thou not also one of his disciples? Tenor I (Evangelist):He said: Bass I (Peter): I am not. Tenor I (Evangelist): And there the soldiers and servants were standing, who had made a fire out of charcoal (for it was cold), and were warming themselves. Peter, too, was standing with them and warming himself. But the high priest put forth questions to Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching. Jesus answering him said: Bass II (Jesus): Before the world I have spoken openly and freely before the world. And in the synagogue and in the temple have I always been teaching, where all the Jews come together, and I have nought spoken in secret. Why dost thou ask me about this? Question those about this who have already heard what I have spoken to them. See, these people know what I have said. Tenor I (Evangelist): But when he had spoken thus, one of the attendants who stood nearby struck Jesus with a slap of his hand and said: Tenor II (Servant): Shalt thou answer the high priest thus? Tenor I (Evangelist): Jesus, though, thus replied to him: Bass II (Jesus): If I have spoken ill, then bear witness to the ill therein, but if I have told the truth, why strikest thou me? |
| 15. Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Who hath thee now so stricken, My Savior, and with torments Such ill upon thee laid? For thou art not a sinner Like us and our own children, From evildoing thou art free. I, I and my transgressions, Which to the grains are likened Of sand beside the sea, These have in thee awakened The sorrow that doth strike thee And this most grievous host of pain. |
| 16. Recitative: Tenor solo Basso continuo |
And Annas sent him in fetters unto Caiphas, the high priest. Simon Peter stood and warmed himself, when they said unto him: |
| 17. Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Art thou not one of his disciples? |
| 18. Recitative: Tenor I + II solo, Bass I + II solo Basso continuo |
Tenor I (Evangelist): But he denied it and said: Bass (Peter): I am not. Tenor I (Evangelist): Then saith one of the high priest's servants, an acquaintance of him, whose ear Peter had smitten off: Tenor II (Servant) Did I not see thee with him in the garden? Tenor I (Evangelist): Peter once again denied it and at once the cock did crow. Then did Peter think back to the words of Jesus and went outside and wept most bitterly. |
| 19. Aria: Tenor solo Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Ah, my mind, Where wouldst thou go at last, Where shall I find refreshment? Stay I here, Or choose to place Hills and mountains far behind me? In the world there is no help; And my bosom Keeps the sorrow For my evil deed, Since the servant hath denied his Lord. |
| 20. Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Peter, when he fails to think, Hath his God deniéd. Yet when first the truth is seen, Bitterly he weepeth. Jesus, look on me as well, When I feel no sorrow; When I wickedness have done, Stir thou up my conscience! |
21. Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Part 2 Christ, who hath us blessed made, No wrong hath committed; He was for us in the night Like a thief made captive, Led before a godless crowd And falsely indicted, And mocked and scorned and bespat, For so it was written. |
| 22. Recitative: Tenor solo, Bass solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): Then they led away Jesus from Caiphas
to the praetorium, and it was early. And they entered not the praetorium,
so that they be not defiled, but might eat the Passover. So Pilate went
forth to them outside and said: Bass (Pilate): What accusation bring ye against this man? Tenor (Evangelist): And they answered and said unto him: |
| 23. Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Were this man not an evildoer, we would to thee him not have handed over. |
| 24. Recitative: Tenor solo, Bass solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): Then Pilate said unto them: Bass (Pilate): So take ye him from here and judge him according to your law! Tenor (Evangelist): Then said the Jews unto him: |
| 25. Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
To death we may put no one. |
| 26. Recitative: Tenor solo, Bass I + II solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): So that might be fulfilled the word of Jesus which he had spoken when he prophesied by what death he was to perish. Then Pilate went back inside the praetorium and called Jesus and said to him: Bass I (Pilate):Art thou the King of the Jews? Tenor (Evangelist): Jesus replied to him: Bass II (Jesus): Dost thou say this of thyself, or have others said this of me to thee? Tenor (Evangelist): And Pilate replied to him: Bass I (Pilate): Am I a Jew? Thy people and the high priests have handed thee here over to me; what hast thou done? Tenor (Evangelist): Jesus replied: Bass II (Jesus): My kingdom is not of this world, else my servants would fight that I not be handed over unto the Jews; but my kingdom is not from there. |
| 27. Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Ah King so mighty, mighty
in all ages, How may I fitly thy devotion publish? No human heart could ever now imagine What it should give thee. I cannot with my reason ever fathom To what indeed thy mercy may be likened. How can I then the acts of thy compassion In deed repay thee? |
| 28. Recitative: Tenor solo, Bass I + II solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): Then Pilate said unto him: Bass I (Pilate): So art thou truly a king? Tenor (Evangelist): Jesus answering said: Bass II (Jesus): -Thou say'st I am a king. I have been born for this and into the world come, that I may witness unto truth. All who are of the truth will hearken to my voice. Tenor (Evangelist): Then said Pilate to him: Bass I (Pilate): What is truth? Tenor (Evangelist): And after he had said this, he went outside again to the Jews and said unto them: Bass I (Pilate): I find no wrong at all in him. Ye have, however, a custom, that I set free to you one man; would ye now, that I set the King of the Jews free to you? Tenor (Evangelist): They shouted again together then and answered: |
| 29.. Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Not this one, rather Barabbas! |
| 30. Recitative: Tenor solo Basso continuo |
Barabbas, though, was a murderer. And Pilate then took Jesus and scourged him. |
| 31. Arioso: Bass solo Viola d`amore I + II Lute Basso continuo |
Observe now, O my soul, with fearful satisfaction, With bitter joy and with a heart half-anguished Thy highest good in Jesus' torments: For thee the thorns there which have pierced him As keys to heaven's flowers bloom! Thou canst pluck much sweet fruit from his most bitter wormwood, So look unceasingly on him! |
| 32. Aria: Tenor solo Viola d`amore I + II Basso continuo |
Consider how his back so stained with bleeding In every portion Doth heaven imitate, On which, when once the waves and waters From our own Flood of sin have settled, The world's most lovely rainbow, arching, As God's own sign of blessing stands! |
| 33. Recitative: Tenor solo Basso continuo |
And then the soldiers plaited him a crown out of thorns and set it upon
his head and laid on him a purple robe and said: |
| 34. Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Hail unto thee, O thou King of the Jews! |
| 35. Recitative: Tenor solo, Bass solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): And then with their hands they
struck him. Then Pilate came again outside and said unto them: Bass (Pilate): Witness, I bring him out here unto you, that ye see clearly that I have no wrong found in him. Tenor (Evangelist): And thus came Jesus outside and wore both a crown of thorns and a purple robe. And he said unto them: Bass (Pilate): Behold, what a man! Tenor (Evangelist): But when the chief priests and their servants saw him, they cried out and said: |
| 36. Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Crucify, crucify! |
| 37. Recitative: Tenor solo, Bass solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): Then Pilate said unto them: Bass (Pilate): Take him away yourselves and crucify him; for I find no fault in him. Tenor (Evangelist): The Jews then replied unto him: |
| 38. Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
We have with us a law, and by this same law he should perish; for he hath proclaimed himself the Son of God. |
| 39. Recitative: Tenor solo, Bass I + II solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): And when Pilate heard what they had said,
he was yet more afraid and went once more inside the praetorium and
saith to Jesus: Bass (Pilate): From where then art thou? Tenor (Evangelist): But Jesus gave to him no answer. Then Pilate said unto him: Bass (Pilate): Speakest thou not with me? Dost thou not know I have power to crucify thee, and power to give thee thy freedom? Tenor (Evangelist): Jesus replied to him: Bass (Jesus): Thou wouldst not have any power over me, if it had not been given unto thee from above; therefore, he who did hand me over to thee hath the greater sin. Tenor (Evangelist): From this time forth did Pilate seek how he might release him. |
| 40. Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Through this thy prison,
Son of God, Must come to us our freedom; Thy dungeon is the throne of grace, The refuge of the righteous; For hadst thou not borne servitude, Would we be slaves eternally. |
| 41. Recitative: Tenor solo Basso continuo |
The Jews, however, cried out and said: |
| 42. Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
If thou let this man go, then art thou the Caesar's friend not; for whoever maketh himself king is the foe of the Caesar. |
| 43. Recitative: Tenor solo, Bass solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): And when Pilate had heard this
saying, he then led Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat,
at the place which is called the High Pavement, but in Hebrew is called
Gabbatha. It was Preparation Day of the Passover, about the sixth hour,
and he saith to the Jews: Bass (Pilate): Behold, here is your King! Tenor (Evangelist): But they cried out: |
| 44. Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Off, off with him, crucify him! |
| 45. Recitative: Tenor solo, Bass solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): Pilate saith unto them: Bass (Pilate): Am I then to crucify your King? Tenor (Evangelist): The high priests thereupon answered him: |
| 46. Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
We have no other king except the Caesar. |
| 47. Recitative: Tenor solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): He handed him over then to them, that he might be crucified. And they in turn took Jesus and led him away. And he bore his cross and went thenceforth to the place which is called the Place of Skulls, but whose name is called in Hebrew Golgotha. |
| 48. Aria and Choir: Bass
solo Soprano Alto, Tenor, Bass Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Bass: Haste, ye, O sorely tempted spirits, Go forth from your torment's caverns, Haste Choir: where to? Bass: to Golgotha! Put ye on of faith the pinions, Flee Choir: where to? Bass: the cross's hilltop, For your welfare bloometh there! |
| 49. Recitative: Tenor solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): And they crucified him there, and two others with him, one on either side, Jesus, though between them. But Pilate wrote an inscriptions and set it upon the cross, and it was written, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews." And this inscription was read by many Jews, for the city was not far from the place where Jesus was crucified. And it had been written in the Hebrew, the Greek and the Latin language. And then said the chief priests of the Jews unto Pilate: |
| 50. Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Do not write: the King of the Jews, rather that he hath only said this, "I am the King of the Jews." |
| 51. Recitative: Tenor solo, Bass solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): But Pilate responded: Bass (Pilate): What I have written, that is what I have written. |
| 52. Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Within my heart's foundation Thy name and cross alone Shine forth each day and hour, For which I can rejoice. Appear to me the vision, For strength in my distress, How thou, Lord Christ, so gently Didst give thy blood till death! |
| 53. Recitative: Tenor solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): The soldiers, however, after they had crucified Jesus, gathered all his garments and made of them four parts, unto each of the soldiers giving one part, and also his cloak. The cloak, though, was made without stitching, from top to bottom it was woven throughout. They said then, each one to the other: |
| 54. Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Let us not divide or tear it, but cast lots to settle who shall have it. |
| 55. Recitative: Tenor solo, Bass solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): So that might be accomplished the text
which declareth, "They have divided all my garments among themselves
and have cast lots for my cloak." This is what the soldiers were
doing. But standing beside the cross of Jesus were his mother and the
sister of his mother, and Mary, Cleophas' wife, and Mary Magdalen. Now
when Jesus saw his mother and that disciple standing there whom he loved,
he saith unto his mother: Bass (Jesus): Look, woman, this is thy son! Tenor (Evangelist): Then he saith to the disciple: Bass (Jesus): See thou, this is thy mother! |
| 56. Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
He of all did well take heed In those final moments, On his mother still intent, Gave to her a guardian. O man, ever do the right, God and man love dearly, Die then free of every pain And yield not to sorrow! |
| 57. Recitative: Tenor solo, Bass solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): And from this moment the disciple
took her unto himself. And then, as Jesus knew that everything had been
accomplished that the scripture might be fulfilled, he saith: Bass (Jesus): I thirst! Tenor (Evangelist): There stood there a bowl full of vinegar. Then they took a sponge and filled it with vinegar and set it on a branch of hyssop, and held it forth to him, to his mouth. When now Jesus accepted the vinegar, he said: Bass (Jesus): It is fulfilled! |
| 58. Aria: Alto solo Violin I + II Viola Viola da gamba solo Basso continuo |
It is fulfilled! O hope for ev'ry ailing spirit! The night of grief Is now its final hours counting. The man of Judah wins with might And ends the fight. It is fulfilled! |
| 59. Recitative: Tenor solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): And he bowed his head and was dead. |
| 60. Aria and Choir: Bass solo Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Bass: My precious Savior, let me ask thee, Choir: Jesus, thou who suffered death, Bass: Since thou upon the cross wast fastened And said thyself, "It is fulfilled," Choir: Livest now forever, Bass: Am I from dying been made free? Choir: In the final throes of death Nowhere other guide me Bass: Can I through this thy pain and dying The realm of heaven inherit? Is all the world's redemption here? Choir: But to thee, redeemer mine, O thou, my dear master! Bass: Thou canst in pain, indeed, say nothing; Give me just what thou hast earned, But thou dost bow thy head And sayest in silence, Yes. Bass: More I cannot wish for! |
| 61. Recitative: Tenor solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): And now behold, the veil of the temple was parted in twain, from top down to the bottom rent. And the earth was filled with quaking, and the rocks split asunder, and the graves were opened wide, and there rose up the bodies of many saints. |
| 62. Arioso: Tenor solo Travers flute I + II Oboe d`amore I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
My heart, since thus doth all the world At Jesus' passion also suffer, The sun itself in mourning cladeth, The veil is rent, the rocks fall down, The earth doth quake, the graves are parted, For they behold grown cold their maker, What wouldst thou for thy part now do? |
| 63. Aria: Soprano solo Travers flute I + II Oboe da caccia I + II Basso continuo |
O melt now, my bosom, in rivers of weeping, The Most High to honor! Declare to the world and to heaven thy woe: Thy Jesus is dead! |
| 64. Recitative: Tenor solo Basso continuo |
Tenor (Evangelist): The Jews, however, it being the Preparation, so that the body might not stay upon the cross on the sabbath for this sabbath was a very high day, therefore asked of Pilate to let their legs be broken and to have them taken down. There came then the soldiers and broke the legs of the first one and the other one who had been crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs, but one of the soldiers opened up his side with a spear, and straightway came blood and water therefrom. And he who hath seen these things hath borne witness thereof, and his witness is true, and this very man knows that he doth speak the truth, that ye believe it. For all these things took place so that the scripture might be accomplished, Ye shall of him no bone have broken. Again another scripture doth say, They will behold him whom they have piercéd. |
| 65. Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
O help, Christ, O Son of God, Through thy bitter passion, That we, who thee ever serve, May avoid all error, May thy death and its true cause Fruitfully consider, For which, although poor and weak, Thee our thanks we offer! |
| 66. Recitative: Tenor solo Basso continuo |
Tenor
(Evangelist): Then came unto Pilate Joseph of Arimathaea, who was one of Jesus' disciples
but secretly, from fear of the Jews, that he might take away the body
of Jesus. And Pilate allowed him to do it. Consequently, he came and
took the body of Jesus away. But also there came Nicodemus, who had
come in the night to Jesus once before, and he brought a mixture of
myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. Then they took away
the body of Jesus and bound it up in linen cloths with the precious
spices, which the Jews are wont to use in burial. There was now in that
same place where he had been crucified a garden, and the garden had
a tomb, within which no one had ever been laid. Therein did they now
lay Jesus, since it was the Jews' Preparation, and since the tomb was
nearby. |
| 67. Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Rest well, ye holy bones and members, Which I henceforth shall never weep for, Rest well and bring me, too, to rest! The tomb which for you is assigned, And henceforth no distress will hold, Doth open heav'n to me and shut the gates of hell. |
| 68. Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Travers flute I + II Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
Ah Lord, let thine own angels dear |
| Bibletext | John 18+19, Matthew 26:75; John 18:27; Matthew 27:51-52; John 19:30 |
| YouTube | Video1; Masaaki Suzuki, 1. Choir Video 2; Masaaki Suzuki, 2.Recitative, 3. Chor; 4. Recitative; 5. Choir; 6. Recitative; 7. Chorale; 8. Recitative; 9. Chorale; 10. Recitative; 11. Aria Video 3; Masaaki Suzuki, 12. Recitative; 13. Aria; 14. Recitative; 15. Chorale Video 4; Masaaki Suzuki, 16. Recitative; 17. Choir; 18. Recitative; 19. Aria; 20. Chorale Video 5; Masaaki Suzuki, 21. Chorale; 22. Recitative; 23. Choir; 24. Recitative; 25. Choir; 26. Recitative; 27. Chorale; 28. Recitative; 29. Choir; 30. Recitative Video 6; Masaaki Suzuki, 31. Arioso; 32. Aria Video 7; Masaaki Suzuki, 33. Recitative; 34. Choir; 35. Recitative; 36. Choir; 37. Recitative; 38. Chor; 39. Recitatice; 40. Chorale; 41. Recitative; 42. Choir; 43.Recitative; 44. Choir; 45. Recitative; 46. Choir; 47. Recitative Video 8; Masaaki Suzuki, 48. Aria with Choir; 49. Recitative; 50. Choir; 51. Recitative; 52. Chorale; 53. Recitative; 54. Choir; 55. Recitative Video 9; Masaaki Suzuki, 56. Chorale; 57. Recitative; 58. Aria; 59. Recitative Video 10; Masaaki Suzuki, 60. Aria with Choir; 61. Recitative; 62. Arioso Video 11; Msaaki Suzuki, 63. Aria; 64. Recitative; 65. Chorale Video 12; Masaaki Suzuki, 66. Recitative; 67. Choir; 68. Chorale |
| Manuscript | Estate C. Ph. E. Bach; Singing Academy, Berlin |