Testo: Vangelo secondo Giovanni (testo in Tedesco con traduzione in Inglese)
Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein
Ah Lord, let your dear little angels
Am letzten End die Seele mein
At the very end carry my soul
In Abrahams Schoss tragen,
Into Abraham’s bosom [to heaven],
Den Leib in seim Schlafkämmerlein
My body resting in its little sleeping chamber [the grave]
Gar sanft, ohn einge Qual und Pein
Altogether peaceably, without any sorrow and pain,
Ruhn bis am jüngsten Tage!
Until at the last day [the day of judgment].
Alsdenn vom Tod erwecke mich,
Raise me thereafter from the dead,
Dass meine Augen sehen dich
So that my eyes will look on you
In aller Freud, o Gottes Sohn,
In all joy, O son of God,
Mein Heiland und Genadenthron!
My savior and throne of grace!
Herr Jesu Christ, erhöre mich,
Lord Jesus Christ, do hear me [in these petitions];
Ich will dich preisen ewiglich!
I want to praise you eternally!
"Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein" (in italiano: Ah Signore, comanda ai tuoi angioletti) è un corale sacro dalla "Johannes-Passion" di Johann Sebastian Bach, eseguita per la prima volta nel 1724.
