- Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott (II)
[2:31] (a=460 Hz)
The Chorale starts in the bottom three voices in quarter notes, but soon a counter motiv develops that dances around the slower Chorale in the
soprano. Manuaal: Praestant 8' + Principael 4' + Gedact Quint 3' + Octav 2' + Quintanus 1-1/2'. Original tuning.
Instrument:
Frans Caspar Schnitger Organ, Duurswoude/Frisland (1723) -
Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier
- Chorale Text
German:
Erbarme dich mein, o Herre Gott,
Nach deiner grossn Barmherzigkeit.
Wasch ab, mach rein mein Missetat,
Ich kenn mein Sünd und ist mir leid.
Allein ich dir gesündigt hab,
Das ist wider mich stetiglich;
Das Bös vor dir niht mag bestahn,
du bleibst gerecht, ob du urteilst mich.
--Erhart Hegenwalt, 1524
English:
Have mercy, Lord, my sin forgive;
For Thy long-suffering is great!
O cleanse and make me fit to live,
My sore offence do thou abate
With shame do I my fault confess,
’Gainst Thee alone, Lord, have I sinned.
Thou art the source of righteousness,
And I the sinner just condemned.
--tr. Charles Sanford Terry
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 2 Samples using v. 3 software
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