Quotes from "Picander" Christian Friedrich Henrici
Poet and Librettist, used "Picander" as pen name.
"Picander" Christian Friedrich Henrici: Poetry
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, my heart, now pure,
I myself would Jesus bury.
For he shall henceforth in me
More and more
Find in sweet repose his dwelling.
World, depart, let Jesus in!
Aria (bass) from The St Matthew Passion, J. S. Bach)
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