Johann Sebastian Bach

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BWV 516
Title Wherefore art thou so sad and bowed to earth so prostrate
Composed 1732, Leipzig
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Movements Aria: Wherefore art thou so sad and bowed to earth so prostrate
Category Spiritual Arias and Songs (Notenbuch of Anna Magdalena Bach)
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Wherefore art thou so sad and bowed to earth so prostrate,
O my most tortured soul, O my most weary heart?
In fear of what indeed thy destiny may bring thee,
Thou coursest o'er the world and o'er the very skies.
If thou dost not rely upon God's will most firmly,
Thou shalt in all of time no true repose discover.

Manuscript Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach 1733/1734

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