Johann Sebastian Bach

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BWV 250
Title What God doth, that is rightly done
Composed 1729, Leipzig
Scoring

Choir for 4 voices
Horn I + II
Oboe
Oboe d`amore
Violin I + II
Viola
Basso continuo

Movements Chorale: What God doth, that is rightly done
Category Chorale
Event Before the Vows
Author of text Samuel Rodigast 1676
Text
Chorale:
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Horn I + II
Oboe
Oboe d`amore
Violin I + II
Viola
Basso continuo


What God doth, that is rightly done,
His will is just forever;
Whatever course he sets my life,
In quiet I will trust him.
He is my God,
Who in my need
Knows well how to support me;
I thus yield him all power.

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