- Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh' allzeit, 1st Setting
[1:33] (A=465)
Chorale in the right hand (Hauptwerk: Prinzipal 8' + Oktava 4' + Oktava 2' + Kornet 3-Fach, running bass line in the left hand (Hinterwerk: Gedacktes
8' + Rohrfloete 4' + Oktava 2' + Qvinta 1 1/2).
Instrument:
Gottfried Silbermann Organ, Reinhardtsgrimma / Sachsen, Germany (1731) -
Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier
- Chorale Text
German:
Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh' allzeit,
Sein Will', der ist der beste;
Zu helfen den'n er ist bereit,
Die an ihn glauben feste;
Er hilft aus Not, der fromme Gott,
Und züchtiget mit Massen,
Wer Gott vertraut, fest auf ihn baut,
Den will er nicht verlaßen.
--Margrave Albrecht von Brandenburg, 1547
English:
What my God will, be done alway,
His will, it is the best will;
To help all those he is prepared
Whose faith in him is steadfast.
He frees from want, this righteous God,
And punisheth with measure:
Who trusts in God, on him relies,
Him will he not abandon.
-- Z. Philip Ambrose, translator, used by permission
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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