Wohl mir, daß ich Jesum habe
This is a Bach song that's played during the Christmas Season and at weddings.
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Wohl mir, daß ich Jesum habe
How Good for Me That I Have Jesus
Christmas Carol
Christmas Carol
(German)
(English)
Wohl mir, daß ich Jesum habe,
O wie feste halt' ich ihn,
Daß er mir mein Herze labe,
Wenn ich krank und traurig bin.
Jesum hab' ich, der mich liebet
Und sich mir zu eigen giebet;
Ach drum laß' ich Jesum nicht,
Wenn mir gleich mein Herze bricht.
How good for me that I have Jesus,
Oh, how I firmly hold onto him
Because he refreshes my heart
When I am sick and sad.
I have Jesus, who loves me
And gives himself to me for his own;
Oh, therefore I will not leave Jesus
Even if my heart breaks.
Notes
This is a movement of Johann Sebastian Bach's cantata, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" ("Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life"), BWV 147. It was composed in 1716 and 1723.
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
Image: Jesus Goes Up Alone onto a Mountain to Pray, France, James Tissot, 1886 - 1894.