J. S. Bach, Christmas Oratorio:
No. 8, Großer Herr, o starker König
(John Salvi, baritone; Fred Holmgren, trumpet)

Arcadia Player Baroque Orchestra and Chorus, Margaret Irwin-Brandon, conductor

From live performance, Sunday, December 23, 2001, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Northampton, Massachusetts

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Großer Herr, o starker König,

Liebster Heiland, o wie wenig

Achtest du der Erden Pracht!

Der die ganze Welt erhält,

Ihre Pracht und Zier erschaffen,

Muß in harten Krippen schlafen.

Mighty Lord, O strongest sovereign,

Dearest Savior, O how little

Heedest thou all earthly pomp!

He who all the world doth keep,

All its pomp and grace hath fashioned,

Must within the hard crib slumber.

English translation posted with kind permission of © Z. Philip Ambrose, translator, Web publication: http://www.uvm.edu/~classics/faculty/bach

Last updated May 28, 2004