Accompaniment NO assistance St. John Passion BWV 245 J.S. Bach

Track 1 Chorus
                1 Herr, unser Herrscher
                  Lord, Thou our Master

Track 2 Recitative (Evangelist Jesus)
                2 Jesus ging mit seinen Jüngern
                    Jesus went forth with his disciples
            Chorus
                3 Jesum von Nazareth!
             Jesus of Nazareth!
            Recitative (Evangelist Jesus)
                4 Jesus spricht zu ihnen:
         Jesus saith unto them:
            Chorus
                5 Jesum von Nazareth!
             Jesus of Nazareth!
            Recitative (Evangelist Jesus)
                6 Jesus antwortete:
              Jesus answered:

Track 3 Chorale
                7 O große Lieb
              O wondrous love

Track 4 Recitative (Evangelist Jesus)
                8 Auf daß das Wort erfüllet würde
             That the saying might be fulfilled

Track 5 Chorale
                9 Dein Will gescheh
              Thy will must all creation do

Track 6 Recitative (Evangelist)
                10 Die Schar aber und der Oberhauptmann
             Then the band and the captain

Track 7 Aria (Alto)
                11 Von den Stricken meiner Sünden
              From the shackles of my vices bondage

Track 8 Recitative (Evangelist)
                12 Simon Petrus aber folgete Jesu nach
             And Simon Peter followed Jesus

Track 9 Aria (Soprano)
                13 Ich folge dir gleichfalls
              I follow Thee also with joy

Track 10  Recitative (Evangelist Maid Peter Jesus Servant)
                14 Derselbige Jünger war dem Hohenpriester bekannt
             That disciple was known unto the high priest

Track 11 Chorale
                15 Wer hat dich so geschlagen
              Who was it, Lord, did smite thee

Track 12 Recitative (Evangelist)
                16 Und Hannas sandte ihn gebunden
             Now Annas had sent him bound
              Chorus
                17 Bist du nicht seiner Jünger einer?
              Art thou not one of his disciples?
              Recitative (Peter Evangelist Servant)
                18 Er leugnete aber
             He denied it

Track 13 Aria (Tenor)
                19 Ach, mein Sinn
              Ah, my soul

Track 14  Chorale
                20 Petrus, der nicht denkt zurück
             Peter, while his conscience slept

Track 15 Chorale
                21 Christus, der uns selig macht
              Christ, who knew no sin or wrong

Track 16 Recitative (Evangelist Pilate)
                22 Da führeten sie Jesum von Kaiphas
             Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas
              Chorus
                23 Wäre dieser nicht ein Übeltäter
              If he were not a malefactor
              Recitative (Evangelist Pilate)
                24 Da sprach Pilatus zu ihnen
             Then said Pilate unto them
              Chorus
                25 Wir dürfen niemand töten
              It is not lawful for us, to put any man to death
              Recitative (Evangelist Pilate Jesus)
                26 Auf daß erfüllet würde das Wort Jesu
             That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled

Track 17 Chorale
                27 Ach großer König
              Ah, mighty King

Track 18 Recitative (Evangelist Pilate Jesus)
                28 Da sprach Pilatus zu ihm
             Pilate therefore said unto him
              Chorus
                29 Nicht diesen, sondern Barrabam!
              Not this man, but Barrabas!
              Recitative (Evangelist)
                30 Barrabas aber war ein Mörder
             Now Barrabas was a robber

Track 19 Arioso (Bass)
                31 Betrachte, meine Seel
              Bethink thee, O my soul

Track 20 Aria (Tenor)
                32 Erwäge, wie sein blutgefärbter Rücken
             Imagine, that His blood bespattered body

Track 21 Recitative (Evangelist)
                33 Und die Kriegsknechte flochten eine Krone
              And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns
              Chorus
                34 Sei gegrüßet, lieber Judenkönig!
             Hail, King of the Jews!

  Recitative (Evangelist Pilate)
                35 Und gaben ihm Backenstreiche
             And they smote him with their hands
              Chorus
                36 Kreuzige, kreuzige!
              Crucify him, crucify him!
              Recitative (Evangelist Pilate)
                37 Pilatus sprach zu ihnen:
             Pilate saith unto them:
              Chorus
                38 Wir haben ein Gesetz
              We have a law
              Recitative (Evangelist Pilate Jesus)
                39 Da Pilatus das Wort hörete
             When Pilate therefore heard that saying
 

Track 22 Chorale
                40 Durch dein Gefängnis, Gottes Sohn
              Our freedom, Son of God

Track 23  Recitative (Evangelist)
                41 Die Juden aber schrieen und sprachen
             But the Jews cried out saying
              Chorus
                42 Lässest du diesen los
              If thou let this man go
              Recitative (Evangelist Pilate)
                43 Da Pilatus das Wort hörete
             When Pilate therefore heard that saying
              Chorus
                44 Weg, weg mit dem, kreuzige ihn!
              Away with him, crucify him!
              Recitative (Evangelist Pilate)
                45 Spricht Pilatus zu ihnen
             Pilate saith unto them:
              Chorus
                46 Wir haben keinen König denn den Kaiser
              We have no king but Caesar.
              Recitative (Evangelist)
                47 Da Oberantwortete er ihn, daß er gekreuziget würde
             Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified

Track 24 Aria (Bass) and Chorus
                48 Eilt, ihr angefochtnen Seelen,
              Come ye souls whom care oppresses,

Track 25 Recitative (Evangelist)
                49 Allda kreuzigten sie ihn
             Where they crucified him
              Chorus
                50 Schreibe nicht: der Juden König
              Write not, The King of the Jews
              Recitative (Evangelist Pilate)
                51 Pilatus antwortet:
             Pilate answered:

Track 26 Chorale
                52 In meines Herzens Grunde,
              Within my heart's recesses

Track 27 Recitative (Evangelist)
                53 Die Kriegsknechte aber
              Then the soldiers
              Chorus
                54 Lasset uns den nicht zerteilen
             Let us not rend it,
              Recitative (Evangelist Jesus)
                55 Auf daß erfüllet würde die Schrift
              That the scripture might be fulfilled
Track 28 Chorale
                56 Er nahm alles wohl in acht
             In His final hour did He,

Track 29 Recitative (Evangelist Jesus)
                57 Und von Stund an nahm
             And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home

Track 30 Aria (Alto)
                58 Es ist vollbracht!
             The end has come!

Track 31 Recitative (Evangelist)
                59 Und neigte das Haupt und verschied.
              And he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

Track 32 Recitative Aria (Bass) and Chorale
                60 Mein teurer Heiland (Solo)
             Jesu, der du warest tot, (Choir)
                O Thou my Saviour (Solo)
              Jesus, Thou who once wert dead, (Choir)

Track 33 Recitative (Evangelist)
                61 Und siehe da, der Vorhang
             And, behold, the veil of the temple

Track 34 Arioso (Tenor)
                62 Mein Herz, indem die ganze Welt
              My heart! See all the World is plunged in woe

Track 35 Aria (Soprano)
                63 Zerfließe, mein Herze, in Fluten der Zähren
              With tears overflowing, your homage bestowing

Track 36 Recitative (Evangelist)
                64 Die Juden aber
              The Jews therefore

Track 37 Chorale
                65 O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn,
              Help, O Christ, Thou Son of God,

Track 38 Recitative (Evangelist)
                66 Darnach bat Pilatum Joseph von Arimathia
              And after this Joseph of Arimathaea

Track 39 Chorus
                67 Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine
              Rest well, beloved, sweetly sleeping,

Track 40 Chorale
                68 Ach Herr, laß dein lieb Engelein
              Ah Lord, when comes that final day