- Sollt' ich meinem Gott nicht singen?, Op. 65, No. 22
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The Chorale is sounded first in the soprano part on the Great, then repeated in tenor register on the Choir Clarinet against Swell strings. The last
phrase is shared between the upper pedal part and then the Clarinet/String combination. which is echoed on the Swell alone as it shimmers off into the
stratosphere. Impulse reverberation added.
Instrument:
3 manual version of
Schantz at First Baptist Church of Riverside, California (1966) sampled by Jonathan Orwig
- 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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