For today's Lenten musical reflection, "Mache dich, mein Herze, rein" from the transcendent St. Matthew's Passion of J. S. Bach. (I'm sure we'll be hearing from Bach and his Matthäus-Passion again in the coming days.)
Mache dich, mein Herze, rein,
Ich will Jesum selbst begraben.
Denn er soll nunmehr in mir
Für und für
Seine süße Ruhe haben.
Welt, geh aus, laß Jesum ein!
Make thyself clean, my heart,
I will myself entomb Jesus.
For he shall henceforth in me
For ever and ever
Take his sweet rest.
World, begone, let Jesus in!
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group International J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.65 Aria: "Mache dich, mein Herze, rein" · Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau · Munich Bach Orchestra · Karl Richter Bach, J.S.: Sacred Masterpieces ℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg Released on: 2000-01-01 Producer: Dr. Hans Hickmann Recording Producer: Karl-Heinz Schneider Recording Producer: Otto Gerdes Balance Engineer: Werner Wolf Author: Christian Friedrich Henrici Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Auto-generated by YouTube.
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