Chorale 95 – Wies Gott gefallt, so gefällt mirs auch
Text known to Bach (Weimar 1713):
Wies Gott gefällt/ so gfällt mirs auch/
und laß mich gar nichts irren/
ob mich zu Zeiten beist der Rauch/
und wenn sich schon verwirren
all Sachen gar/ ich weiß fürwahr/
Gott wird zuletzt wohl richten/
wie ers will han/ so muß es gahn/
solls seyn/ so seys ohn Dichten.
English
What pleases God, it pleases me too,
and let me not go astray.
Though sometimes I am choked by smoke,
and if I am confused
by things around me, I know in truth,
God will at the last set things right.
As he will have it, so will it go.
It must be, so be it pure and simple.
Origination:
Melody: Plauener Orgelbuch 1708
Text: Ambrosius Blaurer (1492-1564)
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The setting of chorale 95 was commissioned by Graeme Kay and composed by Ronny Krippner. Volume 4 was published in 2017 by Edition Peters. Copies may still be available via their website. The Orgelbüchlein Project plans to publish a revised Volume 4 in due course.
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