Chorale 70 – Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
Text known to Bach (Weimar 1713):
Allein zu dir Herr Jesu Christ/
mein Hoffnung steht auf Erden/
ich weiß daß du mein Tröster bist/
kein Trost mag mir sonst werden/
von Anbeginn ist nichts erkohrn/
auf Erden war kein Mensch gebohrn/
der mir aus Nöthen helffen kan/
ich ruf dich an/
zu dem ich mein Vertrauen han.
English
In you alone, Lord Jesus Christ,
rests my hope on earth.
I know that you are my comforter;
no solace may otherwise come to me.
In the beginning nothing was ordained;
on earth no man has been born
who can assist me in my distress.
I cry to you,
in whom I place my trust.
Origination:
Melody: Contrafactum of Ach lieb mit leid (Paul Hofhaimer, 1512) – Leipzig hymnsheet 1542/3
(Valentin Schumann)
Text: Conrad Hubert (1507-77)
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Played by William Whitehead on the organ of Lincoln’s Inn Chapel