St. Matthew Passion: Part I, No. 17, Near Thee Would I Be Staying

Text and Translation of Bach's St. Matthew Passion. PART ONE Ye know that in two days will be Passover, and the Son of man is then to be . The scourges and the fetters,. And all that thou didst endure,. This has my soul earned. Recitative . I would stand here beside thee;. Verachte How gladly would I stay !
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So the governor also was greatly amazed at him. Of him who guides the heavens. By which your feet can go. Auf das Fest aber hatte der Landpfleger Gewohnheit, At the festival the governor had a custom dem Volk einen Gefangenen loszugeben, welchen sie wollten. Und da sie versammlet waren, sprach Pilatus zu ihnen: And when they were gathered together, Pilate said to them: Welchen wollet ihr, dass ich euch losgebe?

Which one do you want me to release for you? Barrabam oder Jesum, von dem gesaget wird, er sei Christus? Barabbas or Jesus, of whom it is said, he is Christ? For he knew well that they had handed him over through envy. And as he was sitting of the judgement seat, his wife sent word to him and said: Habe du nichts zu schaffen mit diesem Gerechten; Have nothing to do with this just man; ich habe heute viel erlitten im Traum von seinetwegen!

I have today suffered much in a dream for his sake! That they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. Da antwortete nun der Landpfleger und sprach zu ihnen: Then the governor answered and said to them: Welchen wollt ihr unter diesen zweien, den ich euch soll losgeben? Which of these two do you want me to release to you? Pilatus sprach zu ihnen: Pilate said to them: Was soll ich denn machen mit Jesu, von dem gesagt wird, er sei Christus?

What shall I then do with Jesus of whom it is said he is Christ? Let him be crucified! Wie wunderbarlich ist doch diese Strafe! How amazing is this punishment! Continuo Evangelist T , Pilate B. What evil has he done? He received and accepted sinners Sonst hat mein Jesus nichts getan. Nothing else has my Jesus done. May not remain upon my soul.

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Sie schrieen aber noch mehr und sprachen: But they cried all the more and said: He took water has washed his hands in front of the people and said: Ich bin unschuldig an dem Blut dieses Gerechten, sehet ihr zu. I am innocent of the blood of this just man. See to it yourselves. Da antwortete das ganze Volk und sprach: Then the whole people answered and said: His blood be upon us and our children.

Hier steht der Heiland angebunden. O scourging,o blows, o wounds! Ihr Henker, haltet ein! The sight of such misery? And even far harder still. Erbarmt euch, haltet ein! O then take my heart! Aber lasst es bei den Fluten, But let it for the streams, Wenn die Wunden milde bluten, As the wounds gently bleed Auch die Opferschale sein! Also be the sacrificial cup! Hail to you, King of the Jews! Und speieten ihn an und nahmen das Rohr und schlugen damit sein Haupt. And they spat on him and took the reed and with it struck him on the head.

Let me greet you! How pale you are! Been so shamefully treated? Und indem sie hinausgingen, And as they went along funden sie einen Menschen von Kyrene mit Namen Simon; they found a man from Cyrene who was called Simon, den zwungen sie, dass er ihm sein Kreuz trug. Ja freilich will in uns das Fleisch und Blut Certainly indeed in us our flesh and blood Zum Kreuz gezwungen sein; Has to be compelled to the cross; Je mehr es unsrer Seele gut, The better it is for our soul.

Je herber geht es ein. The more bitter it is for us. Viola da gamba, Continuo. My Jesus , give it always to me Wird mir mein Leiden einst zu schwer, If my suffering at any time becomes too heavy, So hilfst du mir es selber tragen. Then you yourself helped me to bear it.

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And they sat there and kept guard. Der du den Tempel Gottes zerbrichst You who destroy God's temple und bauest ihn in dreien Tagen, hilf dir selber! And build it in three days, help yourself! Bist du Gottes Sohn, so steig herab vom Kreuz! If you are God's son, then come down from the cross! Andern hat er geholfen und kann sich selber nicht helfen. He helped others and he cannot help himself. And we will believe in him. Ich bin Gottes Sohn. I am God's son. In the same way also the murderers, who crucified with him, reviled him.

Ach Golgatha, unselges Golgatha! Ah Golgotha, accursed Golgotha! Is put on the cross as a curse. From the creator of the heaven and the earth Soll Erd und Luft entzogen werden. The Earth and the air will be taken away Die Unschuld muss hier schuldig sterben, The innocent must here die as guilty, Das gehet meiner Seele nah; That touches my soul deeply; Ach Golgatha, unselges Golgatha!

Continuo Evangelist T , Jesus B. Over the whole land until the ninth hour. Und um die neunte Stunde schriee Jesus laut und sprach: And at the ninth hour Jesus cried aloud and said: Eli, Eli, lama asabthani? Mein Gott, mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen? But some, who were standing there, when they heard this said: Der rufet dem Elias!

He is calling on Elias! And put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink. Die andern aber sprachen: But the others said: Let's see if Elias comes and helps him? Aber Jesus schriee abermal laut und verschied. But Jesus again gave a loud cry and left this life. Then step forward next to me! By the strength of your agony and pain! Wahrlich, dieser ist Gottes Sohn gewesen. This man really was the so. He went to Pilate and asked him for Jesus's corpse.

Da befahl Pilatus, man sollte ihm ihn geben. Then Pilate gave orders that it should be given to him. And carried an olive branch in its mouth. For Jesus has brought to fulfilment his cross. O salutary, o precious remembrance!

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Shall have his sweet rest. Welt, geh aus, lass Jesum ein! World, depart from my heart, let Jesus enter! Ich will nach dreien Tagen wieder auferstehen. I shall rise again after three days. And the last deception would be worse than the first! You have guards of your own; go away and keep watch as best you can! They went away and kept watch over the grave with guards and sealed the stone. Nun ist der Herr zur Ruh gebracht.

Now is the Lord brought to peace Mein Jesu, gute Nacht! The trouble is over, which our sins caused for him. Mein Jesu, gute Nacht! That my fall has brought you into such distress! Habt lebenslang As long as life lasts Vor euer Leiden tausend Dank, Have a thousand thanks for your sufferings Dass ihr mein Seelenheil so wert geacht'. For having valued so highly the salvation of my soul Mein Jesu, gute Nacht! And call to you in your tomb Ruhe sanfte, sanfte ruh! Rest gently, gently rest! Ruht, ihr ausgesognen Glieder!

Rest, you exhausted limbs! And the place where our souls find rest. With the greatest content there our eyes will close in sleep. Role of the Evangelist Individual Recordings: BWV - L. Bernstein BWV - G. Biller BWV - F. Butt BWV - R. Chailly BWV - S. Cleobury BWV - J.

Daus BWV - D. Fasolis BWV - W. Gardiner BWV - W. Goodwin BWV - E. Guttenberg BWV - N. Harnoncourt BWV - P. Herreweghe BWV - R. Jacques BWV - H. Karajan BWV - O. Klemperer BWV - T. Koopman BWV - S. Koussevitzky BWV - S. Kuijken BWV - F. Lehmann BWV - G. Evangelist The cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples: Then saith He unto them, Jesus My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death!

His spirit faints, how pale His weary face! My Saviour, why must all this ill befall Thee? He to the Judgement-hall is brought, There is no help, no comfort near. The powers of darkness now assail Him, His chosen friends will soon forsake Him. God took the debt from me, who should have paid it; On Thee He laid it. I would beside my Lord be watching, So all our sins will fall asleep I am saved from sin and loss; by his cross His sorrows win my soul its ransom.

His pain and woe and all His sadness How bitter and how sweet are they. Gladly will I, fear disdaining Drink the cup without complaining Drink it as my Saviour did. By His lips, With milk and honey flowing All the shame And bitterness has been sid, Sweetness on its dregs bestowing. Evangelist And He cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter: Jesus What, could ye not watch with Me one hour?

Evangelist He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying: Evangelist And He came and found them asleep again: For their eyes were heavy. And He left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. Rise, let us be going; behold, he is at hand that doth betray Me. And Jesus said unto him: Behold, my Saviour now is taken, Loose Him!

Moon and Stars, Have for grief the night forsaken, Since my Saviour now is taken. They lead Him hence, with cords they bind Him! Chorus Have lightnings and thunders their fury forgotten? Then open, o fathomless pit, all thy terrors! Then said Jesus unto Him: For thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and He shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

But how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple and ye laid no hold on Me. Evangelist Then all the disciples forsook Him, and fled. O praise the Lamb, the Lamb for aye! Now is my Saviour gone! Whither is thy beloved gone, O thy fairest among women? Whither is thy beloved turned aside? Can I behold it? Where is my Saviour gone? That we may seek Him, seek Him with thee. How shall I answer my soul When she anxiously doth ask me? Evangelist And they that had laid hold of Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

Now the chief priests and elders and all the council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might kill Him but found none. For me the untrue world hath set With lie and fable, many a net, And trap in secret places: In parlous plight Defend my right O Lord, from double faces. Evangelist Yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, and said: What is it which these witness against Thee? Evangelist But Jesus held His peace. To witness false, my Saviour answereth not, That He thereby may show us That with Divine compassion moved His will for us did bow to sorrow, And that when trouble is our lot We should resemble Him, And hold our peace, when persecuted.

If ye be reproached For the name of Christ, Happy are ye, rejoice! That when His glory shall be revealed, Ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. Evangelist And the high priest answered and said unto Him: Evangelist Jesus saith unto him, Jesus Thou hast said; nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of Heaven.

Evangelist Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, High priest He hath spoken blasphemy: What further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now ye have heard His blasphemy. Evangelist They answered and said, Chorus He is worthy of death. Evangelist Then did they spit in His face, and buffeted Him, and others smote Him with the palms of their hands, saying, Chorus Now tell us, Thou Christ, who is he that smote Thee? Thou canst not need confession, Who knowest not transgression As we and all our children know.

Evangelist But he denied before them all, saying, Peter I know not what thou sayest. Evangelist And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him and said unto them that were there, Second Maid This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. Evangelist And again he denied with an oath, Peter I do not know the man. Evangelist And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Chorus Surely thou also are one of them, for thy speech betrayeth thee. Evangelist Then began he to curse and to swear, saying: Peter I know not the man.

Evangelist And immediately the cock crew. Have mercy, Lord, on me, Regard my bitter weeping, Look at me, heart and eyes Both weep to Thee bitterly. Evangelist When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death. Then Judas, which had betrayed Him, when he saw that He was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priest and elders, saying: Judas I have sinned, in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. Evangelist And they said, Chorus But what is that to us?

See thou to that. Evangelist And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, High priests It is not lawful for us to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. Evangelist And Jesus said unto him, Jesus Thou sayest. Evangelist And when He was accused of the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing. Evangelist And He answered him never a word, insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. Commit thy way to Jesus, Thy burdens and thy cares; He from them all releases, He all thy sorrows shares.

Evangelist Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. And they had then a notable prisoner called Barabbas.

Therefore when they were gathered, together, Pilate said unto them, Pilate Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus, which is called Christ? Evangelist For he knew that for envy they had delivered Him.

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For I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of Him. Evangelist But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas and destroy Jesus. The governor answered and said unto them, Pilate Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? Evangelist They all say unto him, Chorus Let Him be crucified. And they betray Him! Evangelist And the governor said, Pilate Why, what evil hath He done? Evangelist But they cried out the more, saying: Chorus Let Him be crucified! Evangelist When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, Pilate I am innocent of the blood of this just person: Evangelist Then answered all the people, and said: Behold, the Saviour standeth bound.

Now scourge they Him, and smite and wound Him! Tormenters, stay your hands! Are not your hearts with pity moved To see such anguish meekly borne? Your hearts are hard. And must be like the rock itself, Nay, more unyielding still. Be my weeping and my wailing Unavailing, Still receive my willing heart. Evangelist Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto Him the whole band of soldiers, and stripped Him, and put on Him a scarlet robe, and when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head, and a reed in His right hand, and they bowed the knee before Him, and mocked Him, and said: Chorus Hail, Hail, King of the Jews!

Evangelist And they spit upon Him, and took the reed, and smote Him on the head. O sacred head sore wounded, Defiled and put to scorn! O Kingly Head surrounded With mocking crown of thorn! What sorrow mars Thy grandeur? Can death Thy bloom deflower? O countenance whose splendour The hosts in heaven adore. The beauty long desired, Hath vanished from our sight. Thy power is all expired, And quenched the Light of Light.

Evangelist And after that they had mocked Him they took the robe off from Him, and put His own raiment on Him, and led Him away, to crucify Him. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, him compelled they to bear His cross. The flesh must even be crucified. If we would follow Christ: Each sinful lust must be subdued, Though sore the conflict be. Come blessed cross, thus will I sing, My Saviour ever give it me. Evangelist When they were come unto a place called Golgotha that is, a place of a skull , they gave Him vinegar to drink mingled with gall.

And when He had tasted it, He would not drink. And they crucified Him, and parted His garments, casting lots; that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophet: And they that passed by reviled Him, wagging their heads, and saying, Chorus Thou that destroyest the temple of God, and buildest it in three days, Save Thyself, if Thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

Evangelist Likewise also the chief priests mocking Him, with the scribes and elders said, Chorus He saved others, Himself He cannot save. Evangelist The thieves also which were crucified with Him cast the same in His teeth. He would draw us to Himself. Seek Redemption, seek ye mercy, Seek them! Live ye, die ye, rest ye here, Ye whom sin and guilt oppress, Rest. Evangelist Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Jesus Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani.

Evangelist And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave Him to drink. The rest said, Chorus Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save Him. Evangelist Jesus, when He had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. Be near me, Lord, when dying, O part not Thou from me!

And to my succour flying, Come, Lord, and set me free! Evangelist And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain, from the top unto the bottom, and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent. And the graves were opened, and there arose many bodies of the saints which had slept, and came out of the graves after His resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Chorus Truly, this was the Son of God.

Evangelist And many women were there beholding afar off which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto Him. He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. His body sinks to rest. A precious, holy burden. Make thee clean, my heart, from sin. Unto Jesus give thou welcome. Evangelist And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and he departed.

And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. Now the next day that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priest and the Pharisees came together unto Pilate, saying: Evangelist Pilate said unto them, Pilate Ye have a watch, go your way, make it as sure as you can. Evangelist So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. Evangelist At the festival, however, the Governor had a custom of releasing a prisoner to the people, whichever they wanted.

He had, however, at the time a most unusual prisoner named Barabbas. And as they were gathered together, Pilate said to them: Pilate Which one do you want me to release to you? Barabbas or Jesus, of whom it is said, he is the Christ? Evangelist For he knew well that they had handed him over out of envy. And while he sat upon the judgment seat, his wife sent to him and her message said: Pilate's Wife Have nothing to do with this righteous man; I have suffered much in a dream today on his account!

Evangelist But the high priests and the elders convinced the people that they should ask for Barabbas and convict Jesus. So when the Governor answered and said to them: Pilate Which one between the two do you want me to release to you? Evangelist Pilate said to them: Pilate What shall I do then with Jesus, of whom it is said, he is the Christ?

Evangelist They all said: Evangelist Then the soldiers of the Governor took Jesus with them into the courthouse and gathered around him the entire troop; and undressed him and put a purple mantle on him; and they wove a crown of thorns and set it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand, and they bowed before him and mocked him, saying: Evangelist And they spit on him and took the reed and struck his head with it. Evangelist And when they had come to the place named Golgatha, which is translated the place of the Skull, they gave him vinegar to drink mixed with gall; and when he tasted it, he would not drink it.

When they had crucified him, however, they divided up his clothing and tossed lots over them, so that what was spoken through the Prophets was fulfilled: And over his head they lifted up a written sentence of death, namely: But those who passed by cursed at him and shook their heads, saying: If you are the Son of God, climb down from the Cross! Evangelist In the same way the high priests also mocked him, together with the scribes and the elders, saying: If he is the King of Israel, let him climb down now from the Cross, and we will believe in him.

He has trusted in God to rescue him now; he lied, because he said: Evangelist In the same way he was reviled by the murderers who were crucified with Him. Evangelist And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two pieces from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the cliffs were rent, and the graves opened up, and many bodies of saints arose, who were sleeping, and came out of their graves after his resurrection and came into the Holy City and appeared to many people.

The Captain, however, and those with him who were guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and what happened then, they were terrified and said: Evangelist And there were many women there, watching from a distance, who had followed him from Galilee and had served him, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. In the evening however, came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus; he went to Pilate and asked him for Jesus' body.

Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him. Evangelist And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a pure shroud, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had carved out of a single rock, and rolled a large stone before the opening of the tomb and went away. But Mary Magdalene and the other Marys were there, and they sat opposite the tomb.

On the next day, that followed after the Sabbath day, the high priests and Pharisees came all together to Pilate and said: Pilate You have guards there; go and guard it as you see fit! Evangelist They went forth and protected the tomb with guards and put a seal on the stone. Emmanuel Music in the News Press Releases. Sehet ihn aus Lieb und Huld Holz zum Kreuze selber tragen. Erbarm dich unser, o Jesu.

See him, out of love and graciousness bear the wood for the Cross Himself. Have mercy on us, o Jesus. Evangelist When Jesus had finished this speech, he said to His disciples: Jesus You know that in two days it will be Passover, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified. Chorale Heart's beloved Jesus, how have you transgressed, that such a harsh sentence has been pronounced? What is the crime, of what kind of misdeed are you accused?

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Evangelist Then the high priests and the scribes and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas, and took council how with deception they could seize Jesus and kill him. Evangelist Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came to him with a cup filled with valuable water; and she poured it upon his head as he sat at the table. When his disciples saw this, they were against it and said: Chorus I What purpose does this foolishness serve? This water could have been sold for a high price and given to the poor.

Evangelist When Jesus heard this, he said to them: Jesus Why do you trouble this woman? She has done a good deed for me. You will have the poor with you always, but you will not always have me. She has poured this water on my body because I will be buried. Truly I say to you: Recitative A Chorus I O you dear Savior, when your disciples foolishly protest that this virtuous woman prepares your body with ointment for the grave, in the meantime let me, with the flowing tears from my eyes, pour a water upon your head! Aria A Chorus I Repentance and regret, repentance and regret rips the sinful heart in two.

Judas Was wollt ihr mir geben? Ich will ihn euch verraten. Evangelist Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the high priests and said: Judas What will you give me? I will betray him to you. Evangelist And they offered him thirty silver pieces. And from then on he sought opportunity to betray him. Jesus Gehet hin in die Stadt zu einem und sprecht zu ihm: Jesus Wahrlich, ich sage euch: Einer unter euch wird mich verraten.

Chor I Herr, bin ichs? Evangelist But on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus and said to him: Chorus I Where do you want us to prepare to eat the Passover lamb? Jesus Go into the city to a certain person and say to him: Evangelist And the disciples did as Jesus had commanded them, and prepared the Passover lamb. And in the evening he sat at dinner with the twelve. And as they ate, He said: Jesus Truly I say to you: Evangelist And they were very troubled and began, each one among them, to say to him: Chorus I Lord, is it I?

Chorale It is I, I should atone, bound hand and foot in hell. The scourges and the bonds and what you endured, my soul has earned. Evangelist Er antwortete und sprach: Des Menschen Sohn gehet zwar dahin, wie von ihm geschrieben stehet; doch wehe dem Menschen, durch welchen des Menschen Sohn verraten wird! Evangelist Da antwortete Judas, der ihn verriet, und sprach: Judas Bin ichs, Rabbi? Evangelist Er sprach zu ihm: Jesus Nehmet, esset, das ist mein Leib.

Evangelist Und er nahm den Kelch und dankete, gab ihnen den und sprach: Recitative S Chorus I Although my heart is swimming in tears, since Jesus takes leave of me, yet his Testament brings my joy: Just as in the world, among his own, he could not wish them harm, just so he loves them to the end.

Da sprach Jesus zu ihnen: Denn es stehet geschrieben: Evangelist And when they had spoken the benediction, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus said to them: Jesus Tonight you will all be angry at me. For it is written: Chorale Acknowledge me, my Guardian, my Shepherd, take me in!

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From you, source of all goodness, has much good come to me. Your mouth has nourished me with milk and sweet sustenance; your spirit has lavished upon me much heavenly joy. Evangelist Petrus aber antwortete und sprach zu ihm: Evangelist Jesus sprach zu ihm: Jesus Wahrlich, ich sage dir: Evangelist Petrus sprach zu ihm: Choral Ich will hier bei dir stehen, Verachte mich doch nicht! Von dir will ich nicht gehen, Wenn dir dein Herze bricht.

Chorale I will stay here with you, do not scorn me! I will not leave you, even as your heart breaks. When your heart grows pale at the last stroke of death, Then I will hold you fast In my arm and bosom. Evangelist Then Jesus came with them to a garden, which was called Gethsemane, and spoke to his disciples: Jesus Sit here while I go over there and pray.

Evangelist And he took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him, and began to mourn and despair. Jesus My soul is troubled even to death; stay here and watch with me! Was ist die Ursach aller solcher Plagen? Da ist kein Trost, kein Helfer nicht. Here the tormented heart trembles; how it sinks down, how mis face pales! What is the cause of all this trouble?

The Judge leads mim before judgment. No comfort, no helper is there. My sins have struck you down; He suffers all the torments of Hell, he must pay for the crimes of others. Could my love for you, my Savior, diminish or bring aid to your trembling and your despair, how gladly would I stay here! Evangelist Und ging hin ein wenig, fiel nieder auf sein Angesicht und betete und sprach: Evangelist And went away a bit, fell down on his face and prayed and said: