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Cantata No. 78
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durch dein an _ _ ge . neh . . mes_~Vfort, durehdein
Thy word, con - tent - - merit—, sweet, through Thy
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sweet, through Thy word
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Hort, Gott, mein Hort,seidochjetzt,o Gott,meinHoit, o Gott, m«unHort,o
t, Thou art still my sure re - treat, my sure re - treat, my
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«, my sure re - treat!
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o Mei.ster, o Je _ su. o Mei.ster, zu
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SchriLten, o Je . su, o MeLster,zu hel.fenzu dir, o Je . su, o Meistor,
foot - steps, O Je • sus, O Mas-ter, for help un-to Thee; O Je - sus, O Mas-ter,
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zu dir,
to Thee,
wir ei _ len mit schwa.chen,doch em _ si. gen
has - ten with ea - geryet fal - t
Schrit-ten, o Je . su, o Mei _ ster, zu heLfen zu dir, zu dir!
foot - steps, O Je - sus, O Mas - ter, for help un - to Thee, to Thee!
Schrit.ten, o Je - su, o Mei.ster, zu hei, fen zu dir, zu dir!
foot - steps, O Je ■ sus, O Mas - ter, for help un - to Thee, to Thee!
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su _ chest die Kran -ken und Ir . renden treu _ lich, die Kran
ful-ly seek- est the ill and the err ■ ing,Thou seek
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renden treu. lich, die Kran.kenund Ir . ren.den treu. lich.
and the err - ing, Thou seek - est the ill and the
Kranken und Ir . renden treu_lich,die Kran.kenund Ir . ren.den treu . lich.
seek- est the ill _ and the err- ing, Thou seek- est the ill and the
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hear us, we pray. Our vote ■ es ex - alt Thee, for sue • cor
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Hil-fe, um Hil-fe zu bit - ten!
pray— Thee!
Hil-fe, um Hil.fe zu bit . ten!
sue - cor, for sue - cor we pray Thee!
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An . tlitz er . freu.lich, es sei unsdeingn'a . di.ges An. tlitz er.
- ful fa - vor, now grant us Thy grac - ious and mer - ci - ful fa
lich, es sei unsdeingn'a - di-ges An . tlitz ei - freu .
, now grant us Thy grac - ious and mer - ci-ful fa
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lich, es sei unsdein gn'a . di-ges An - tlitz er.freu . lich, es
vor, now grant us Thy grac - ious and mer - ci ■ ful fa ■ vor, now
sei uns dein gna . diges An . tlitz er- freu .
grant us Thy grac - ious and mer - ci - ful fa
Da Capo
Recitative
Tenore,
P^J^ P t JUpp'T^JJ^llir ityn*ftH
Ach! ich bin ein Kind der Siinden,ach! ich irje weit und breit. DerSiindenAussatz,
Ah! my fail • ings sore - ly grieve me, yea^rny sins are ver - y great. The curse of A - dam
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soanmirzu finden, ver_ lasstmich nicht in dieserSterblich-keit. MeinWilletrachtetnurnach
ir more will leave me, so long as I ex-ist in man's es - tate. My in-clin-a-tionsleadto
Bbsem. DerGeist zwarspriehhaeh! werwirdmieher.losen? A-ber,FleischundBhtzu
-tt; though oft my soul cries "Who is there to save me?" Ah me! to re-sist temp-
zwingen unddasGu.te zu voli . bringen, ist ii.ber al.le meine Kraft. Will ich den
ta-tion and at-tainthere-by sal- va-tion is far be-yond my fee-ble strength. Though I ad -
Sehaden nicht venheh-len, so kann ich nicht, wie oft ich feh.le, zahlen. Drum
mit my ev' - ry fait-ing, I find, a ■ las, the bad in me pre - vail-ing. And
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nehm'ichnunderSiindeSchmerzundPein undmeinerSorgen Biirde, so mir sonstunertraglich
so I car - ry to Thy met- cy-seat my heav-y load of sor-row, with all my sins and de - re -
wiirde, undlicfre siedir, Je.su, seuf.zend ein. Recline nicht die Mis.se. that, die
lic-tions, and lay them pen-i • tent-ly at Thy feet. Do Thou, Lord, for-give them me, nor
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Aria.
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II basso staccato.
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DeiiiBIut, so m«;i . tie Schulddurchstreicht,
^r-^Thy sac - ri -flee has cleansed the stain,
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Schulddurchstreieht, maehtmirdasHerze wie _ derleicht, macht mirdasHer . ze
cleansed the stain, mak ■ ing my heart all pure— a -gain, mak - ing my heart
wie _ derleicht undsprichtmichfrei,undspricht mich_frei.
pure a- gain, hap- py and free, hap- py and — free.
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Should now the fiend- of- hell —
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will not — fail me, but Will sup-port, sup-port, but will sup-port, will sup-port and sue -cor mi
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dort d*'mH?iland gab, sind ihm nunmehroSiegeszeichen und konnenmirerneu-teKrafte
Lord and Sa-viour bore, be- come the to-kens of sal - va-tion, and which the Faithful look for in-spir-
rei.chen. Wenn ein er _ schreck - ii.ches Ge.richt
When sounds the dread - ed judg-ment knell,
Fluch fur dit? Yerdammten spricht:
that sends the damned to hell,
Lento. (J^ so.)
so kehrst du ihn in Se.gen. Mich
turn Thou it in - to bless ■ ing. Then
Adagio.
kannkeinSohmensundkeinePeinbe . wegen, weil siemeinHeLlandkennt, unddadeinHerzfur
nei- ther pain not torment will re - main:- all this my Sa - viour knows, and thus Thy heart with
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mich in Lie.bebrennt,
deep a/- fec-tion glows;
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lege ich hnwie.deT das meLne vor dir nie .
Mas -ter, I a- dore Thee and lay my all be - fore
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cI»t. Dies, mein_ Herz, mitLeid ver . men . . get,
Thee^ This, my heart, with grief com ■ min - ■ gled,
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so di'in_theares Blut be.spren - get, so am Kreuz ver.gos . sen
by Thy^. prec-ious blood be-sprin - Med on the cross _ poured out— for
geb' ich dir,_ Herr Je . su Christ.
give T now, O Lord, to Thee.
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Aria.
(Moderato J = 72.)
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O Lord, ap - pease my —
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bled, has trou - bled
schreit, ja»dei . ne Treiue wirdser-fiil _ len, veil mir deiiiVVbrt die
by Thy ft - del-i - ty— up- hold me, and let Thy word my
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Christen an dich glau . ben,wennChristen andieh glau . ben,wirdsiekeinFeindin
Thy di-vine di - rec • tion, by Thy di - vine di - rec - tion from en - e ■ mies for
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Choral. (Mel: „Jesu, der du meine Seele")
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Herr, ichglau.be, Mlf mir Schwa-chen, lass mich ja ver . za.gen niohtl
Lord, I trust Thee, I a - dore Thee, help my weak - ness , my de - spair;
Herr, ich glau.be, hilf mir Schwa.chen, lass mich ja.
Lord, I trust Thee, 1 a - dore Thee, help my
za.gen nieht!
Herr, ich glau.be, hilf mir Schwachen, lass mich ja ver . za.gen nieht!
Lord, I trust Thee, I a - dore Thee, help my weak - ness, my de- spair;
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Herr, ich glau.be, hilf mir Sehwa_chen, lass mich ja — ver . za.gennieht!
Lord, I trust Thee, I a - dore Thee, help my weak - ness, my de - spair;
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me, when mis - deeds my faith im - pair.
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Dei.ner Gii.te will ich trau . eh bis ich_frohJich wer _ de schau . e
On Thy lov - ing grace re - ly - ing, God Al - migh- iy glo - ri ■ fy ■
Dei.ner Gii.te
On Thy lov - ing
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trau . en bis ich froh-lich
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