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BWV 118 - "O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht"

 

Motet

1. Choral
O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht
Mein Hort, mein Trost, mein Zuversicht,
Auf Erden bin ich nur ein Gast
Und drückt mich sehr der Sünden Last.
("O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht," verse 1)

1. Chorale
O Jesus Christ, light of my life,
My treasure, my comfort, my security;
I am only a guest on the earth
and the burden of sin oppresses me greatly.

Martin Behm (1557-1622)

©Pamela Dellal


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