- Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BuxWV 222
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Slightly romantic approach, with crescendo and diminuendo. The chorale is played on the GT Rohr Schalmei 8' against the SW Rohrflute 8' with PD
Rohrgedackt 16' + Nachthorn 8'.
Instrument:
Schantz at First Baptist Church of Riverside, California (1966) sampled by Jonathan Orwig
- Chorale Text
German:
Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit,
So soll Israel sagen,
Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit,
Wir hätten müssen verzagen,
Die so ein armes Häuflein sind,
Veracht' von so viel Menschenkind,
Die an uns setzen alle.
--Opening chorus of Cantata 14
English:
Were God not with us all this time,
Then let Israel say it:
Were God not with us all this time,
We would have surely lost courage,
For such a tiny band we are,
Despised by so much of mankind,
They all oppose us ever.
(Psalm 124)
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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