J. S. Bach - Cantata "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" BWV 140 (1/4)

For twenty-seventh Sunday after Trinity.

Poet unknown.

1. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
2. Er kommt, er kommt (at 6:27)

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, Director

1. Chorus (S, A, T, B)
Wake, arise, the voices call us
Of watchmen from the lofty tower;
Arise, thou town Jerusalem!
Midnight's hour doth give its summons;
They call to us with ringing voices;
Where are ye prudent virgins now?
Make haste, the bridegroom comes;
Rise up and take your lamps!
Alleluia!
Prepare to join
The wedding feast,
Go forth to meet him as he comes!

2. Recit. (T)
He comes, he comes,
The bridegroom comes!
O Zion's daughters, come ye forth,
His journey hieth from the heavens
Into your mother's house.
The bridegroom comes, who to a roebuck
And youthful stag is like,
Which on the hills doth leap;
To you the marriage meal he brings.
Rise up, be lively now
The bridegroom here to welcome!
There, look now, thence he comes to meet you.

Cantatas on Chorale Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6A02975046DC375E

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[tartinitrumpet]

How can you not love this?

[ChristinaBarrett5]

This is the best

[deleeuwbas]

@zackhanscom Why would you say that?

[babunolog]

This is the best performance, but something happened with audio quality, compared to the original recording... Does anyone have the original video anymore?

[zackhanscom]

@tartinitrumpet this was one of his worst.

[UnsterblicheGeliebte]

Glorious!

[66eigen]

@tartinitrumpet : Spot on! Love it, I do. Our Berkshire Bach Society [Lenox/Stockbridge area, Massachusetts,USA] has just begun rehearsal for a December presentation.

It rarely gets better than this. Love on!! Thank you, Japino 11.

[oshidonimlop]

I love this cantata