- Sollt' ich meinem Gott nicht singen?, Op. 67, No. 36
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Chorale is sounded most often in the pedal, although in Ms. 10-13 it appears in the soprano, and again at the end, where the composer resists his
penchant for octave doubling, though not his tendency to ask for a crescendo from triple forte to Organo Pleno.
Instrument:
F. A. Mehmel Village Church Organ, St. Andreas Church, Nehringen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany (1868) -
Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier
- Chorale Text
German:
Sollt' ich meinem Gott nicht singen?
Sollt' ich ihm nicht fröhlich sein?
Denn ich seh' in allen Dingen,
Wie so gut er's mit mir mein'.
Ist doch nichts als lauter Lieben,
Das sein treues Herze regt,
Das ohn' Ende hebt und trägt,
Die in seinem Dienst sich üben.
Alles Ding währt seine Zeit,
Gottes Lieb' in Ewigkeit.
--Paul Gerhardt, 1659
English:
Shall I not sing praise to Thee,
Shall I not give thanks, O Lord?
Since for us in all I see
How Thou keepest watch and ward;
How the truest tenderest love
Ever fills Thy heart, my God,
Helping, cheering, on their road,
All who in Thy service move.
All things else have but their day,
God's love only lasts for aye.
--trans. by Catherine Winkworth, 1855
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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