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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 649 Click to Listen, [2:30]
This transcription is from the 5th movement of Cantata 6 for the second day of Easter: "Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden." Midi File available. Instrument: Pedal Harpsichord designed by James Pressler - Samples by Brett Milan

Chorale Text
German:
Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ,
Weil es nun Abend worden ist,
Dein göttlich Wort, das helle Licht,
Laß ja bei uns auslöschen nicht.

In dieser letzt'n betrübten Zeit
Verleih uns, Herr, Beständigkeit,
Daß wir dein Wort und Sakrament
Rein b'halten bis an unser End.

English:
Oh, bide with us, Lord Jesus Christ,
For now the evening is at hand,
Thy godly word, that radiant light,
Let in our midst, yea, never fade.

Within this recent time of woe
Grant us, O Lord, steadfastness sure,
That we thy word and sacrament
Keep ever pure until our end.
--Tr. Z. Phillip Ambrose

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