- Werde munter, mein Gemüte, BWV 1118
[1:24]
The melody more famous as "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" plays hide and seek, switches meters, explores medieval harmony briefly and ends as sweetly as
it began. From the Neumeister Chorale Collection.
Instrument:
Casavant, Opus 3246 (1975) at Grace Lutheran Church, Champaign, Illinois - Samples by Brett Milan
- Chorale Text
German:
Werde munter mein Gemüte,
Und ihr Sinne geht herfür,
Daß ihr preiset Gottes Güte,
Die er hat getan an mir,
Da er mich den ganzen Tag
Vor so mancher Sorg und Plag,
hat erhalten und beschützet,
dass mich Satan nicht beschmützet.
English:
Wake up, my mind,
and come forth you senses,
so you praise God's goodness
which he has accomplished for me,
for he has supported and protected me
the entire day from many worries and distresses,
so that Satan doesn't defile me.
--Tr. composite
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