Chorale 99 – Mag ich Unglück nicht widerstahn
Text known to Bach (Weimar 1713):
Mag ich Unglück
nicht widerstahn/
muß Ungnad han
der Welt für mein recht Glauben:
So weiß ich doch/
das ist mein Kunst/
Gotts Huld und Gunst
die muß man mir erlauben.
Gott ist nicht weit/
ein kleine Zeit
er sich verbirgt/
biss er erwürgt/
die mich seins Worts berauben.
English
Though I might not
withstand misfortune,
and suffer the disgrace
of the world for my true faith,
I still know,
this is my strength,
that God’s grace and favour
will be granted to me.
God is not far away,
for a short time
he is hidden,
until he stifles
those who steal his word from me.
Origination:
Melody: Joseph Klug – Wittenberg 1535
Text: Maria, Queen of Hungary (1505-58)
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