369 GOD, my King, Thy might confessing, All Thy works, O LORD, shall bless Thee, Full of kindness and compassion, All His works His goodness prove. Still, JEHOVAH, Thee confessing, Shall my tongue Thy praise proclaim; 370 J. S. BACH. SACRED CANTATA." JESU, PRICELESS TREASURE." No. I JESU, priceless treasure, Ah, how long I've panted, I will suffer nought to hide Thee, No. 2 ROMANS Viii. 1. So there is now no condemnation unto them which are in JESUS CHRIST, them who walk not by the flesh corruptly, but as the Spirit leads. No. 3 In Thine arm I rest me, Though the earth be shaking, Every heart be quaking, JESUS calms my fear; Fires may flash, and thunders crash, No. 4 ROMANS viii. 2. Thus, then, the law of the Spirit of life in CHRIST abiding, now hath made me free from the law of sin and death. No. 5 Death, I do not fear thee, Though thou standest near me ; Grave, I calmly spurn thee, I shall, heavenward winging, Shall for ever rest. He that reigns will rend my chains: Earth may vanish, Heaven may sever, GOD is GOD for ever! No. 6 ROMANS viii. 9. Ye are not of the flesh, but of the Spirit, if in your hearts the Spirit abideth. If JESU's Spirit be not yours, ye are not His. No. 7 Hence with earthly treasure, Thou art all my pleasure, JESU, all my choice; Hence, thou empty glory, Pain, or loss, or shame, or cross, Shall not from my Saviour move me, No. 8 ROMANS Viii. 10. If therefore CHRIST abide in you, then is the body dead, because of transgression, but the Spirit liveth, because of righteousness. No. 9 Fare thee well, that errest, Past your hour, O pride and power, No. 10 ROMANS Viii. II. If by His Spirit, GOD, that upraised JESUS from the dead, dwell in you, He that raised CHRIST up from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies, by His Spirit that dwelleth within you. No. II Hence, all fears and sadness, JESUS, enters in; They who love the Father, Though the storms may gather, Yea, whate'er I here must bear, J. S. BACH, 371 SACRED CANTATA.-" MY SPIRIT WAS IN HEAVINESS." No. 1 Symphony. No. 2 LORD my GOD, my spirit was in heaviness and deep affliction. But, LORD, Thy consolations have my soul restored. No. 3 Sighing, weeping, sorrow, need, anxious longing, fear of death, rend my troubled heart in twain: I am torn by grief and pain. No. 4 Why hast Thou then, O GOD, in this my need, in this my fear and anguish, thus quite forsaken me? Ah! know'st Thou not Thy child? Ah! hear'st Thou not the mourning of those who to Thyself in faith and truth are bound? Thou hast been my delight, and now I see Thee not. I seek for Thee in ev'ry place; I call, I cry to Thee alone. My grief and woe are full, when Thou, O GOD, regardest not. No. 5 Fast my bitter tears are flowing, Floods of sorrow close me round. Where can light and help be found? No. 6 Wherefore grievest thou, O my spirit, and art so unquiet in me? hope thou in GOD, for to Him I will give thanks; for He is the help of my countenance, and my GOD. No. 7 LORD JESUS, my Repose, my Light, where art Thou gone? Behold, O spirit, I am with thee. With me? but here is only night! I am thy faithful Friend, that watcheth in the might, when evil is abroad. Then comfort with Thy light and radiance enter in! The hour is coming soon, when, all thy conflicts o'er, thou shalt a sweet reward secure. No. 8 (Come, my Saviour, and restore me, Shed Thy grace and gladness o'er me, Shed My grace and gladness o'er thee, O'er this spirit that shall perish, Yea, thy spirit I will cherish, That shall its continual sorrow never vanquish, But shalt all thy sorrow vanquish. Yea, ah yea, I am rejected. Yea, ah yea, I care for thee. (LORD JESUS, Thou bringest me joy and salvation. Soon thou for thy sorrow shalt find consolation. Come, my Saviour, and restore me, Yea, I come, and will restore thee, (Shed Thy grace and gladness o'er me. Shed My grace and gladness o'er thee. No. 9 Now again be thou joyful, O my spirit; thy reward is of thy God. Of what avail our pain and grief? |