Chorale 16 – Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen
Text known to Bach (Weimar 1713):
Helft mir Gottes* Güte preisen/
ihr lieben Kinderlein/ :/:
mit Gsang und andern Weisen/
ihm allzeit danckbar seyn/
fürnemlich zu der Zeit/
da sich das Jahr thut enden/
die Sonn sich zu uns wenden/
das neu Jahr ist nicht weit.
*Gott’s
English
Help me to praise God’s goodness,
you dear little children,
with song and other tunes
be thankful to him always,
particularly at the time
when the year draws to a close,
the sun turns towards us,
the new year is not far away.
Origination:
Melody: Wolfgang Figulus alias Töpfer (c.1525-89?) – Frankfurt an der Oder 1575
Text: 1569, Paul Eber (1511-69) – Wittenberg 1570
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