A Lenten Musical Journey, Day 36

Last updated on: March 25, 2015 at 4:28 pm by Joseph Susanka

A Lenten Musical Journey, Day 36 2015-03-25T16:28:07-06:00 Joseph Susanka

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In honor of today’s feast, the opening chorus from Bach’s Annunciation cantata, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How beautifully the morning star shines). The cantata, which can be found in its entirety here, is based on the hymn “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern” by Philipp Nicolai.

Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Voll Gnad und Wahrheit von dem Herrn,
Die süße Wurzel Jesse!
Du Sohn Davids aus Jakobs Stamm,
Mein König und mein Bräutigam,
Hast mir mein Herz besessen,
Lieblich,
Freundlich,
Schön und herrlich, groß und ehrlich,
reich von Gaben,
Hoch und sehr prächtig erhaben.

How beautifully the morning star shines,
full of grace and truth from the Lord,
the sweet branch of Jesse!
You, the Son of David from the root of Jacob,
my King and my bridegroom,
have possessed my heart;
loving,
friendly,
beautiful and glorious, great and noble,
rich with gifts,
exalted and most magnificently sublime.

Attribution(s): “”De verkondiging aan Maria Rijksmuseum” by Adriaen van de Velde (Source), and licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons;” “Bells” via Shutterstock.

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