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Chorales BWV 250-438: Details and Recordings
Individual Recordings: Hilliard - Morimur | Chorales - N. Matt | Chorales - H. Rilling | Preludi ai Corali - Quartetto Italiani di Viola Da Gamba
Discussions: Motets & Chorales for Events in the LCY / Chorales by Theme | General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Chorales in Bach Cantatas: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Passion Chorale
References: Chorales BWV 250-300 | Chorales BWV 301-350 | Chorales BWV 351-400 | Chorales BWV 401-438 | 371 4-Part Chorales sorted by Breitkopf Number | Texts & Translations of Chorales BWV 250-438
Chorale Texts: Sorted by Title | Chorale Melodies: Sorted by Title | Explanation
MIDI files of the Chorales: Cantatas BWV 1-197 | Other Vocal Works BWV 225-248 | Chorales BWV 250-438
Articles: The Origin of the Texts of the Chorales [A. Schweitzer] | The Origin of the Melodies of the Chorales [A. Schweitzer] | The Chorale in the Church Service [A. Schweitzer] | Choral / Chorale [C.S. Terry] | Hidden Chorale Melody Allusions [T. Braatz] | The History of the Breitkopf Collection of J. S. Bach’s Four-Part Chorales [T. Braatz] | The World of the Bach Chorale Settings [W.L. Hoffman]
Hymnals: Hymnals used by Bach | Wagner Hymnal 1697 | Evangelisches Gesangbuch 1995 | Dietel Chorale List c1734
Abbreviations used for the Chorales | Links to other Sites about the Chorales


Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten
Text and Translation of Chorale

EKG: 298
Author: Georg Neumark (1657)
Chorale Melody: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten | Composer: Georg Neumark (1657)

 

Vocal Works by J.S. Bach:

Ver

Work

Mvt.

Year

Br

RE

KE

Di

BC

Type

 

2&5

BWV 21

Mvt. 9

1714

-

-

-

-

A99:9

Chorus w/ Chorale [S, A, T, B]

 

7

BWV 88

Mvt. 7

1726

104

368

104

-

A105:7

Chorale [S, A, T, B]

 

1

BWV 93

Mvt. 1

1724

-

-

-

-

A104:1

Chorus (Chorale) [S, A, T, B]

 

2

BWV 93

Mvt. 2

1724

-

-

-

-

A104:2

Recitative & Chorale [B]

 

3~

BWV 93

Mvt. 3

1724

-

-

-

-

A104:3

Aria [T]

 

4

BWV 93

Mvt. 4

1724

-

-

-

-

A104:4

Aria (Duet) w/ Instrumental Chorale [S, A]

 

5

BWV 93

Mvt. 5

1724

-

-

-

-

A104:5

Recitative & Chorale [T]

 

6~

BWV 93

Mvt. 6

1724

-

-

-

-

A104:6

Aria [S]

 

7

BWV 93

Mvt. 7

1724

-

369

-

-

A104:7

Chorale [S, A, T, B]

 

7 or last

BWV 197

Mvt. 10

1736-37

66

370

62

-

B16:10

Chorale [S, A, T, B]

 

-

BWV 434

-

?

146

367

146

47

F205.1

Chorale [S, A, T, B]

 
 
 

German Text (verses in bold print set by Bach)

English Translation

1

1Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten
Und hoffet auf ihn allezeit,
Den wird er wunderlich erhalten
In allem Kreuz und Traurigkeit.
Wer Gott, dem Allerhöchsten, traut,
Der hat auf keinen Sand gebaut.

Whoever lets only the dear God reign
and hopes in him at all times,
he will preserve in a marvellous way
in every cross and sadness.
Whoever trusts in almighty God
has not built upon sand.

2

2. Was helfen uns die schweren Sorgen?
Was hilft uns unser Weh und Ach?
Was hilft es, daß wir alle Morgen
Beseufzen unser Ungemach?
Wir machen unser Kreuz und Leid
Nur größer durch die Traurigkeit.

How much do heavy worries help us ?
How much do our 'woe and alas' help us?
How much does it help, that every morning we
sigh over our misfortune ?

We make our own cross and sorrow
only greater through sadness.

3

3. Man halte nur ein wenig stille
Und sei nur in sich selbst vergnügt,
Wie unsers Gottes Gnadenwille,
Wie sein' Allwissenheit es fügt.
Gott, der uns sich hat auserwählt,
Der weiß auch gar wohl, was uns fehlt.

We should only keep quiet for a little while
and be content in ourselves
in accordance with the gracious will of our God's,

with how his omniscience arranges.
God who has chosen us for himself
knows very well what we need.

4

4. Er kennt die rechten Freudenstunden,
Er weiß wohl, wann es nützlich sei.
Wenn er uns nur hat treu erfunden
Und merket keine Heuchelei,
So kommt Gott, eh' wir's uns versehn,
Und läßet uns viel Gut's geschehn.

He knows the right hours of joy,
he knows well when it will be useful:
if he has only found us faithful
and notices no hypocrisy,
then God comes, before we expect
and allows much good to happen to us.

5

5. Denk nicht in deiner Drangsalshitze,
Daß du von Gott verlaßen sei'st,
Und daß der Gott im Schoße sitze,
Der sich mit stetem Glücke speist.
Die Folgezeit verändert viel
Und setzet jeglichem sein Ziel.

Do not think in the heat of your suffering
that you have been abandoned by God
and that someone else who enjoys constant good fortune sits in God's lap.

Time's course brings about many changes
and appoints to each person his goal.

6

6. Es sind ja Gott sehr leichte Sachen
Und ist dem Höchsten alles gleich,
Den Reichen arm und klein zu machen,
Den Armen aber groß und reich.
Gott ist der rechte Wundermann,
Der bald erhöhn, bald stürzen kann.

For God these are easy matters
and the Almighty can equally
make the rich man poor and little,

while he makes the poor man rich and great.
God is the true worker of wonders
who can soon raise up , soon cast down .

7

7. Sing, bet und geh auf Gottes Wegen,
Verricht das Deine nur getreu
Und trau des Himmels reichem Segen,
So wird er bei dir werden neu;
Denn welcher seine Zuversicht
Auf Gott setzt, den verläßt er nicht.

Sing, pray and go on God's way,
Perform your part only faithfully
and trust in the rich blessing of heaven,
then he will be with you anew;
For who places his confidence
in God, he does not abandon.

--

English Translation by Francis Browne (October 2007)
Contributed by Francis Browne (October 2007)


Chorales BWV 250-438: Details and Recordings
Individual Recordings: Hilliard - Morimur | Chorales - N. Matt | Chorales - H. Rilling | Preludi ai Corali - Quartetto Italiani di Viola Da Gamba
Discussions: Motets & Chorales for Events in the LCY / Chorales by Theme | General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Chorales in Bach Cantatas: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Passion Chorale
References: Chorales BWV 250-300 | Chorales BWV 301-350 | Chorales BWV 351-400 | Chorales BWV 401-438 | 371 4-Part Chorales sorted by Breitkopf Number | Texts & Translations of Chorales BWV 250-438
Chorale Texts: Sorted by Title | Chorale Melodies: Sorted by Title | Explanation
MIDI files of the Chorales: Cantatas BWV 1-197 | Other Vocal Works BWV 225-248 | Chorales BWV 250-438
Articles: The Origin of the Texts of the Chorales [A. Schweitzer] | The Origin of the Melodies of the Chorales [A. Schweitzer] | The Chorale in the Church Service [A. Schweitzer] | Choral / Chorale [C.S. Terry] | Hidden Chorale Melody Allusions [T. Braatz] | The History of the Breitkopf Collection of J. S. Bach’s Four-Part Chorales [T. Braatz] | The World of the Bach Chorale Settings [W.L. Hoffman]
Hymnals: Hymnals used by Bach | Wagner Hymnal 1697 | Evangelisches Gesangbuch 1995 | Dietel Chorale List c1734
Abbreviations used for the Chorales | Links to other Sites about the Chorales




 

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