- Wenn wir in höchsten nöthen sein, BWV 641
[1:47]
Highly ornamented chorale over subdued but expressive background. For Oboe, 2 English Horns and Cello.
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- Chorale Text
German:
Wenn wir in höchsten Nöthen sein
und wissen nicht, wo aus und ein,
und finden weder Hilf' noch Rath,
ob wir gleich sorgen früh und spat.
English:
When in the hour of utmost need
We know not where to look for aid,
When days and nights of anxious thought
Nor help nor counsel yet have brought.
--Tr. C. Winkworth
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