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Choir: Soprano,
Alto, Tenor, Bass
Oboe
I + II
Violin
I + II
Viola
Basso continuo
Recitative: Alto solo
Basso continuo
Aria: Bass solo
Violin
I + II
Basso continuo
Chorale: Tenor solo
Oboe
d`amore I + II
Basso continuo
Chorale and Recitative: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Alto solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo
Basso continuo
Aria: Tenor solo
Violin
I + II
Viola
Basso continuo
Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Oboe
I + II
Violin
I + II
Viola
Basso continuo
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Where God the Lord stands with us not,
Whene'er our foes are raging,
And he doth not our cause support
In heaven high above us,
Where he Israel's shield is not
Nor breaks himself the foe's deceit,
Then is our cause defeated.
What human pow'r and wit contrive
Shall us in no wise frighten;
For God Almighty stands with us
And shall set us from their devices free.
He sitteth in the highest seat,
He shall expose their counsels.
Who God in faith embrace securely
Shall he abandon never, nor forsake them;
He foils the will of wicked men
And hinders all their evil deeds.
When they most cunningly attack,
With serpent's guile their artful plots conceiving,
Their wicked purpose for achieving,
God doth pursue another path:
He leads his people with his mighty hand,
Through ocean-cross into the promised land,
When he will all misfortune banish.
It stands in his hands' power.
Like as the savage ocean waters
Midst raging storm a ship will shatter,
So rageth, too, the foe's deep wrath
To steal the soul's most precious wealth;
They seek now Satan's realm to broaden,
And Christ's own little ship should founder.
They lie in wait like heretics,
And for our blood are thirsting;
They claim that they are Christians, too,
Who God alone give worship.
Ah God, that precious name of thine
Must serve as capstone to their crime;
Thou shalt one day awaken.
Choir: They open wide their hungry jaws,
Bass: As lions do, with
roaring rage resounding;
They bare at us the fangs of killers,
Choir: Intending to devour us.
Tenor: And yet,
Choir: Praise and thanks to God evermore
Tenor: Shall Judah's hero shield us still,
Choir: Their aim they'll not accomplish!
Alto: They shall like unto chaff subside,
When once his faithful people like green trees shall stand.
Choir: He shall their snares asunder break
And their false doctrine bring to nought.
Bass: God will all vain and foolish prophets
With fire of his anger slay then
And bring their heresies to ruin.
Choir: From God they'll not defend it.
Hush,
hush then, giddy intellect!
Say not, "The pious are now lost!"
The cross did them but bring new birth.
To all who put their trust in Jesus
Stands e'er the door of blessing open;
And when by cross and sadness pressed,
They shall with comfort be refreshed.
The foe are all within thine hand,
With them all their conceptions;
Their onslaughts are to thee, Lord, known,
But help us not to waver.
If mind opposing faith assail,
Henceforth shall its assurance fail,
For thou thyself shalt help us.
Both heaven and the earth as well
Hast thou, Lord God, established;
Thy light for us let brightly shine,
Our hearts shall be enkindled
With proper love for thy great faith,
Until the end steadfastly thine.
The world let ever murmur.
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