Lyrics Part One - Lyrics Part Two
Some time in the Middle Ages, Christian churches began observing Holy Week by retelling the story of Christ's crucifixion in music. Those beginnings were simple—Bible verses set to simple chant melodies—but eventually they would culminate in one of the most ambitious musical compositions of all time.
When J. S. Bach came to write his St. Matthew Passion in the 1720s, the passion, as a musical form, had grown to allow orchestra, choirs, and non-scriptural choruses and arias. But even by the standard of the Baroque passion, the Passion According to St. Matthew is exceptional for its musical richness and its grand scope.
Musically, the score is of imposing length, and calls for double orchestra and double choir—three choirs, at one point. The musical textures range from complex counterpoint to simple hymns. Dramatically, the point of view shifts regularly, from the narrative of the Evangelist, to the actual words of Jesus and his disciples, to reflections that speak for the individual believer. But in Bach's hands, the effect that the Passion gives is not one of a brilliant collage, but a single, sustained, somber meditation—appropriate for a work that was first performed as part of a church service.
Scholars believe the first performance of the St. Matthew Passion may have been in 1727. It was certainly performed on Good Friday of 1729, and perhaps at several other Good Friday services during Bach's life. It then dropped from public view until 1829, when it was triumphantly revived by Felix Mendelssohn, crystallizing a revival of interest in Bach that grew throughout the 19th century and still continues.
The text of the passion was created by the German writer Christian Henrici, who wrote under the pen name of Picander. Like Bach, he lived in Leipzig, and it is believed that he and Bach worked closely together on the text.
There are three strands in the text: the actual text from the book of Matthew; Picander's own poetry; and the pre-existing hymns, or chorales, which Bach incorporates into the score, which would have been immediately recognizable by his first hearers.
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Chorus I and II
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Chorus I Chorale |
Chorus I Chorale |
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Evangelist Jesus |
Evangelist When Jesus, then, had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples: Jesus |
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Chorale
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Chorus I and II |
Chorus I and II O dearest Jesus, how hast thou offended, That such a cruel sentence hath been spoken? What is thy guilt, what were the evil doings Thou hast committed? |
Recitative
| Evangelist Da versammleten sich die Hohenpriester und Schriftgelehrten und die Ältesten im Volk in dem Palast des Hohenpriesters, der da hieß Kaiphas, und hielten Rat, wie sie Jesum mit Listen griffen und töteten. Sie sprachen aber: |
Evangelist There assembled themselves the high priests and the scribes together, and the elders of the people within the palace of the chief priest, whose name was Caiphas; and there took counsel, how with stealth they might capture Jesus and put him to death. They said however: |
Chorus I and II
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Ja nicht auf das Fest, auf daß nicht ein Aufruhr werde im Volk. |
Not upon the feast, lest there be an uproar in the people. |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist When now Jesus visited Bethany and was in the house of the leper called Simon, unto him came a woman who carried a jar of precious ointment and poured it on his head as he sat at the table. But when his disciples saw it, they became indignant and said: |
Chorus I
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Wozu dienet dieser Unrat? Dieses Wasser hie mögen teuer verkauft und den Armen gegeben werden. |
What end serveth all this nonsense? For this ointment might indeed have been sold for much, and the sum to the poor been given. |
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| Evangelist Da das Jesus merkete, sprach er zu ihnen: Jesus |
Evangelist But when Jesus noticed this, said he unto them: Jesus |
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Alto |
Alto Belovèd Savior thou, Midst thy disciples' foolish quarrel, Because this loyal dame Thy body with her oils To bury would make ready, O in the meanwhile grant me this, From these mine eyes' own streams of weeping To pour upon thy head an ointment! |
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Alto |
Alto Guilt and pain Break the sinful heart in twain, So the teardrops of my weeping A most soothing precious balm, Chorus II Jesus, thee doth offer. |
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Evangelist Judas Evangelist |
Evangelist Then there went one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, forth unto the chief priests and said: Judas Evangelist |
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Soprano |
Soprano Bleed alway, O thou my heart! Ah, a child which thou hast nurtured, Which at thine own breast hath suckled, Bodes his keeper now to murder, For it hath become a serpent. |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist |
Chorus I
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Wo willst du, daß wir dir bereiten, das Osterlamm zu essen? |
What place wouldst thou have us prepare thee, the paschal lamb to eat now? |
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Evangelist Jesus Jesus |
Evangelist He said: Jesus Evangelist Jesus |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist |
Chorus I
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Herr, bin ich's? |
Lord, is it I? | ||
Chorale
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Chorus I and II |
Chorus I and II 'Tis I, I must be sorry, With hands and feet together Bound fast, must lie in hell. The scourges and the fetters And all that thou hast suffered, All this deserveth now my soul. |
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Evangelist Jesus Evangelist Judas Evangelist Jesus Evangelist Jesus Evangelist Jesus |
Evangelist He answerèd thus and said: Jesus Evangelist Judas Evangelist Jesus Evangelist Jesus Evangelist Jesus |
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Soprano |
Soprano In truth my heart in tears doth swim, That Jesus doth from me depart, But I am by his Testament consoled: His Flesh and Blood, O precious gift, Bequetheth he to mine own hands now. Just as he in the world unto his people Could never offer malice, He loveth them until the finish. |
Aria
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Soprano |
Soprano I will thee my heart now offer, Merse thyself, my health, in it! I would merse myself within thee; If to thee the world's too small, Ah, then shalt thou me alone More than world and heaven be. |
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Evangelist Jesus |
Evangelist But after the song of praise had been recited, they went out to the Mount of Olives. And there Jesus said to them: Jesus |
Chorale
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Chorus I and II |
Chorus I and II Acknowledge me, my keeper, My shepherd, make me thine! From thee, source of all blessings, Have I been richly blest. Thy mouth hath oft refreshed me With milk and sweetest food, Thy Spirit hath endowed me With many heav'nly joys. |
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Evangelist Peter Evangelist Jesus Evangelist Peter Evangelist |
Evangelist Peter, however, then answerèd and said to him. Peter Evangelist Jesus Evangelist Peter Evangelist |
Chorale
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Chorus I and II |
Chorus I and II I will here by thee stand now; O put me not to scorn! From thee will I go never, While thee thy heart doth break. When thy heart doth grow pallid Within death's final stroke, E'en then will I enfold thee Within my arms and lap. |
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Evangelist Jesus Evangelist Jesus |
Evangelist Then came Jesus with them to a garden, known as Gethsemane, and said to his disciples: Jesus Evangelist Jesus |
Recitative and Chorale
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Chorus I and II Alto Chorus I and II Alto Chorus I and II Alto Chorus I and II |
Chorus I and II Alto Chorus I and II Alto Chorus I and II Alto Chorus I and II |
Aria and Chorus
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Tenor Chorus II Tenor Chorus II |
Tenor I will be with my Jesus watching, Chorus II Tenor Chorus II |
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Evangelist Jesus |
Evangelist He went on a little, fell down upon his face and, having prayed, he said: Jesus |
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Bass |
Bass The Savior falls before his Father prostrate; Thereby he raiseth me and all men From our corruption Aloft again to God's dear mercy. He is prepared The cup, the bitterness of death, To drink now, In which the sins of this our world Have been infused, now loathsome reeking, Because God wills it so to be. |
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Bass |
Bass Gladly would I be most willing Cross and chalice to accept now, Drinking from my Savior's cup. For his mouth, Which with milk and honey floweth, Hath the earth, And all sorrow's bitter taste With the very first draught sweetened. |
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Evangelist Jesus Evangelist Jesus |
Evangelist And he came to his disciples and found them sleeping and said unto them: Jesus Evangelist Jesus |
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Chorale
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Chorus I and II |
Chorus I and II 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. |
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Evangelist Jesus
Judas Evangelist Jesus Evangelist |
Evangelist And he came and found them once more sleeping, and now their eyes were heavy with sleep. And he left them and went off once again a third time and said again the very same words. Then came he to his disciples and said unto them: Jesus Evangelist Judas Evangelist Jesus Evangelist |
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Soprano and Alto Chorus II Soprano and Alto Chorus II Soprano and Alto |
Soprano and Alto Thus hath my Jesus now been taken. Chorus II Soprano and Alto Chorus II Soprano and Alto |
Chorus I and II
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Sind Blitze, sind Donner in Wolken verschwunden? |
Hath lightning, hath thunder in clouds fully vanished? Lay open thy fire's raging chasm, O hell, then, Now ruin, demolish, devour, now shatter With suddenmost wrath The lying betrayer, that murderous blood! |
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Evangelist Jesus Evangelist Jesus Evangelist |
Evangelist And lo now, one of that number, who were there with Jesus, did stretch out his hand then and struck the slave of the chief priest and cut off his ear. Then said Jesus to him: Jesus Evangelist Jesus Evangelist |
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Chorale
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Chorus I and II |
Chorus I and II O man, bewail thy sins so great, For which Christ did his Father's lap Reveal and came to earth here; And of a virgin pure and mild For us he here to birth did come To be the Intercessor. Unto the dead he granted life And put off all infirmity Until the time pressed forward That he for us be sacrificed; He bore our sins' most grievous weight Upon the cross, long suff'ring. |
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Aria and Chorus
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Chorus I Chorus II |
Chorus I Ah, now is my Jesus gone! Chorus II |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist But those, however, who had seized Jesus led him away to the chief priest, who was Caiphas, there where the learned scribes and the elders already had assembled. Peter, though, had followed him from a distance up to the palace of the chief priest and went inside and sat himself near the servants, that he might see what the outcome would be. The chief priests, though, and also the elders and the whole assembly sought untrue witness against Jesus in order to kill him, and they did find none. |
Chorale
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Chorus I and II |
Chorus I and II The world hath judged me with deceit, With lying and with false conceit, With nets and snares in secret. Lord, me regard In this distress, Guard me from false deceptions. |
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Evangelist Evangelist Bass Evangelist |
Evangelist And although there came there many false witnesses, they still did find none. At last entered therein two false informants and said: Alto and Tenor Evangelist Bass Evangelist |
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Tenor |
Tenor My Jesus keeps Amidst false lies his silence, To show us by example That his dear mercy's full intention For us to suffer now inclines, In order that within such pain We should resemble him, In persecution keep our silence. |
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Tenor |
Tenor Forbear, Though deceiving tongues may sting me! Though I suffer, innocent, Mocking scorn, Ah, then may the Lord above Give my guiltless heart its vengeance. |
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Evangelist Bass Evangelist Jesus Evangelist Bass Evangelist |
Evangelist And the chief priest then, answering, spake thus to him: Bass Evangelist Jesus Evangelist Bass Evangelist |
Chorus I and II
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Er ist des Todes schuldig! |
He is of death deserving! |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist Then did they spit upon his countenance and struck him with their fists. Some, though, there were who struck him upon his face and said: |
Chorus I and II
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Weissage uns, Christe, wer ist's, der dich schlug? |
Foretell it us, Christ Lord, tell us who struck thee! |
Chorale
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Chorus I and II |
Chorus I and II Who hath thee thus so smitten, My health, and thee tormented, So evilly abused? Thou art indeed no sinner Like us and our descendants; Of evil deeds thou knowest not. |
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Evangelist Soprano Evangelist Peter Evangelist Soprano Evangelist Peter Evangelist |
Evangelist Peter, meanwhile, sat outside in the court; and there came to him a maid and said: Soprano Evangelist But he then denied this before them all and said: Peter Evangelist Soprano Evangelist Peter Evangelist |
Chorus II
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Wahrlich, du bist auch einer von denen; denn deine Sprache verrät dich. |
Truly, thou art one of those men also; for thine own speech doth betray thee. |
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Evangelist Peter Evangelist |
Evangelist Then he began to invoke a curse upon himself and to swear: Peter Evangelist |
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Alto |
Alto Have mercy Lord, My God, because of this my weeping! Look thou here, Heart and eyes now weep for thee Bitterly. |
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Chorale
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Chorus I and II |
Chorus I and II Though I now have thee forsaken, I will once again return; For thy Son hath reconciled us Through his agony and death. I deny no whit my guilt; But thy mercy and thy grace Are much greater than the failings Which I ever find within me. |
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Evangelist Judas Evangelist |
Evangelist When morning came, however, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took council concerning Jesus, that they might put him to death. And binding him, they led him away and handed him over unto the governor Pontius Pilatus. And when Judas saw this, the one who had betrayed him, that he had been condemned to death, it gave him great remorse, and, bringing back again the thirty silver pieces unto the chief priests and elders, he said: Judas Evangelist |
Chorus I and II
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Was gehet uns das an? Da siehe du zu! |
How doth that us concern? See to it thyself! |
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Evangelist Bass |
Evangelist And he cast the silvers pieces in the temple, rose up from there, went forth and then hanged himself at once. But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said: Bass |
Aria
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Bass |
Bass Give back this my Jesus to me! See the price, this murder's wage, Thrown by this the fallen son At your feet before you! |
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Evangelist Bass Evangelist Jesus Evangelist Bass Evangelist |
Evangelist So they took counsel once again and bought with them a potter's field set aside for the burial of strangers. Therefore is this selfsame field also known as the Field of Blood from then to this very day. Thus is fulfillèd what was told before by the prophet Jeremiah, when he saith: "And they have accepted thirty silver pieces, with which to pay the price of one purchased, whom they had purchased from the children of Israel, and they have given it to buy a potter's field, as the Lord hath commanded me." Jesus meanwhile stood before the governor; and the governor questioned him and said: Bass Evangelist Jesus Evangelist Bass Evangelist |
Chorale
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Chorus I and II |
Chorus I and II Commend thou all thy pathways And all that grieves thy heart To the most Chorus II keeping Of him who ruleth heav'n. To clouds and air and breezes He gives their course to run, He will find pathways also Whereon thy foot may walk. |
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Evangelist Bass Evangelist Soprano Evangelist Bass Evangelist Chorus I and II Evangelist Bass Evangelist |
Evangelist But upon this feast the governor had the custom of setting free a prisoner to the people, whom they had chosen. He had, however, on this occasion a prisoner, who stood out above the others, whose name was Barabbas. And when they had come together, Pilate said unto them: Bass Evangelist Soprano Evangelist Bass Evangelist Chorus I and II Evangelist Bass Evangelist |
Chorus I and II
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Laß ihn kreuzigen! |
Have him crucified! |
Chorale
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Chorus I and II |
Chorus I and II How awe-inspiring is indeed this sentence! The worthy shepherd for his flock now suffers; The debt he pays, the master, he the righteous, For all his servants. |
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Evangelist Bass |
Evangelist The governor said then: Bass |
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Soprano |
Soprano He hath us all so richly blessed, The blind he hath returned their sight, The lame he leaveth walking, He tells us of his Father's word, He drives the devil forth, The troubled hath he lifted up, He took the sinners to himself. Else hath my Jesus nothing done. |
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Soprano |
Soprano For love now, For love now would my Savior perish, Of any sin he knoweth nought. That eternal condemnation And the sentence of the court Not upon my soul continue. |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist They cried again even more and said: |
Chorus I and II
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Laß ihn kreuzigen! |
Have him crucified! |
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Evangelist Bass Evangelist |
Evangelist But when Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, rather that a much greater disturbance grew, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd and said: Bass Evangelist |
Chorus I and II
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Sein Blut komme über uns und unsre Kinder. |
His blood come upon us then and on our children. |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist To them he then set Barabbas free; but he had Jesus scourged and then delivered him up, that he might be crucifièd. |
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Alto |
Alto Have mercy, God! Here stands the Savior, bound and fettered. Such scourging this, such blows, such wounding! Ye hangmen, stop your work! Do ye not feel Your spirit's grief, The vision of such pain and woe? Ah yes! Ye have a heart Which must be like the whipping post And e'en much harder still. Have mercy, stop your work! |
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Alto |
Alto If the tears upon my cheeks can Nought accomplish, Oh, then take my heart as well! But then let amidst the streaming Of the wounds abundant bleeding Be the sacrificial cup! |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist And then did the governor's soldiers take Jesus into the praetorium and gathered before him there all the troops, and they did strip him and put upon him a purple robe and plaited a crown of thorns and set it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand and then they bent their knees before him, both mocking him and saying: |
Chorus I and II
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Gegrüßet seist du, Jüdenkönig! |
All hail now to thee, King of the Jews! |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist And spat upon his face and, taking the reed, they struck him upon his head. |
Chorale
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Chorus I and II |
Chorus I and II O head of blood and wounding, Of pain and scorn so full, O Head, for spite now fettered Beneath a crown of thorns, O head, once fair and lovely, With highest praise adorned, But highly now insulted, All hail to thee, I say! Thou countenance so noble, At which should shrink and quail The mighty world's great burden, How spat upon thou art; How pale thou art become now! Who hath thine eyes' bright light, Alike no other light once, So shamefully abused? |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist And after they had mocked and scorned him, they removed the robe from him and put his own raiment upon him and led him away, that they might crucify him. And after they went out, they found a man who came from Cyrene, whose name was Simon; and they compelled him to bear his cross. |
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Bass |
Bass Yea truly, would in us our flesh and blood Be forced upon the cross; The more it doth our spirit good, The grimmer it becomes. |
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Bass |
Bass Come, O sweet cross, thus I'll confess it: My Jesus, give it evermore! Whene'er my burden be too grave, Then thou thyself dost help me bear it. |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist And when they came unto a place with the name of Golgotha, which is to say, the place of a skull, they did give him vinegar to drink which had been mixed with gall; and when he tasted it, he refused to drink it. But after they had crucified him, they divided his garments by casting lots for them, that it might be accomplished what had once been said by the prophet: "They have divided all my garments among them and over mine own vesture did they cast lots." And they sat all around and guarded him there. And over his head they fastened the reason for his death in writing, namely: "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews." And with him were two murderers also crucified, one on the right hand, another on the left. And those who there passed by derided him both wagging their heads before him and saying: |
Chorus I and II
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Der du den Tempel Gottes zerbrichst und bauest ihn in dreien Tagen, hilf dir selber! Bist du Gottes Sohn, so steig herab vom Kreuz! |
Thou who dost God's own temple destroy and buildest it within three days' time, save thyself now! If thou art God's Son, then climb down from the cross! |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist In like wise did also the chief priests ridicule him and together with the scribes and elders say: |
Chorus I and II
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Andern hat er geholfen und kann sich selber nicht helfen. Ist er der König Israel, so steige er nun vom Kreuz, so wollen wir ihm glauben. Er hat Gott vertrauet, der erlöse ihn nun, lüstet's ihn; denn er hat gesagt: Ich bin Gottes Sohn. |
Others brought he salvation and can himself yet not save now. Is he the King of Israel? Let him climb down from the cross and we will then believe him. In God hath he trusted, let him save him then now, if he will, for he hath declared: "I am Son of God." |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist In like wise did the murderers also mock him, who with him had been crucified. |
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Alto |
Alto Ah Golgotha, unhappy Golgotha! The Lord of majesty must scornfully here perish, The saving blessing of the world Is placed as scorn upon the cross. Creator of both earth and heaven From earth and air must now be taken. The guiltless must here die guilty, The pierceth deep into my soul; Ah Golgotha, unhappy Golgotha! |
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Alto |
Alto See ye, Jesus hath his hand, Us to capture, now outstretched, Come!—(Chorus II) Where to?—(Alto) In Jesus' bosom Seek redemption, take his mercy, Seek it—(Chorus II) Where?—(Alto) in Jesus' bosom! Living, dying, rest ye here, Ye forsaken little chicks, Bide ye—(Chorus II) where?—(Alto) in Jesus' bosom. |
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Evangelist Jesus Evangelist |
Evangelist And from the sixth hour on there was a darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried aloud and said: Jesus Evangelist |
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Chorus I
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Der rufet dem Elias! |
He calleth to Elias! |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist And straightway one of them ran forth, who took a sponge and, filling it with vinegar, and placing it upon a reed, gave him to drink. The others said, however: |
Chorus II
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Halt! laß sehen, ob Elias komme und ihm helfe? |
Stop! Let us see if Elias will come forth and save him. |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist But Jesus cried again aloud and was dead. |
Chorale
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Chorus I and II |
Chorus I and II When I one day must leave here, Yet do thou not leave me; When I my death must suffer, Come forth thou then to me! And when most anxious trembling Have once my heart possessed, Then free me from my anguish Through thine own fear and pain! |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist |
Chorus I and II
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Wahrlich, dieser ist Gottes Sohn gewesen. |
Truly, this man was God's own Son most truly. |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist And there were many women there, who looked on from a distance, having followed after him from Galilee and ministered unto him, in whose number was Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the children of Zebedee. At evening, though, there came a wealthy man of Arimathea, whose name was Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus, who went to Pilate and asked him for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him. |
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Bass |
Bass At eventide, when it was cool, Was Adam's fall made manifest; At eventide the Savior overwhelmed him. At eventide the dove returneth, Its mouth an olive branch now bearing. O time so fair! O evening hour! The pact of peace is now with God complete, For Jesus hath his cross fulfilled. His body comes to rest, Ah, thou my spirit, hearken thou, Go, let them give thee Jesus' lifeless body, How healing this, how precious this memorial! |
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Bass |
Bass Make thyself, my heart, now pure, I myself would Jesus bury. For he shall henceforth in me More and more Find in sweet repose his dwelling. World, depart, let Jesus in! |
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Evangelist |
Evangelist And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a pure shroud of linen and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had had hewn within a rock, and rolled up a heavy stone in front of the door of this tomb and went away. In this place was Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, who sat themselves next to the tomb. On the day after, the one after the Preparation, came the chief priests and the Pharisees together unto Pilate and said: |
Chorus I and II
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Herr, wir haben gedacht, daß dieser Verführer sprach, da er noch lebete: Ich will nach dreien Tagen wieder auferstehen. Darum befiehl, daß man das Grab verwahre bis an den dritten Tag, auf daß nicht seine Jünger kommen und stehlen ihn und sagen zu dem Volk: Er ist auferstanden von den Toten, und werde der letzte Betrug ärger denn der erste! |
Sire, we have taken thought how once this deceiver said when he was still alive: "I will in three days' time again stand here arisen." Therefore, command that now the tomb be guarded until the three days pass, so none of his disciples come forth and steal him hence and to the people say: "He is risen from the dead," for thus will the final deceit be worse than the first one! |
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Evangelist Bass Evangelist |
Evangelist And Pilate said unto them: Bass Evangelist |
Recitative and Chorus
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Bass Chorus II Chorus II Alto Chorus II Soprano Chorus II |
Bass Now is the Lord brought to his rest. Chorus II Tenor Chorus II Alto Chorus II Soprano Chorus II |
Chorus I and II
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Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder |
We lay ourselves with weeping prostrate |
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