500th Post: St. John the Evangelist

Well, I've reached the 500th post here on All for Hymn on the Commemoration of St. John the Evangelist.

Around this site you will find a few things of interest for today's commemoration.

First, the complete Passion according to St. John begins here and you can hit "Newer Post" to take you to the next section.

Second, two posts on John 3:16 can be found here and here.

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God so loved the world

that He gave His only-begotten Son

that whoso believeth in Him

should not parish

but have everlasting life.

For God sent not His Son 

into the world to condemn the world,

but that the world through Him

might be saved.

God so loved the world

that He gave His only-begotten Son

that whoso believeth in Him

should not parish

but have everlasting life.

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Holy Saturday: St. John's Passion, Part 40

We have reached the finale of St. John's Passion. Here Bach uses the third and final stanza of Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr, or "Lord, Thee I Love With All My Heart." For more information on this particular hymn, check out Southern Lutheran Kantor here.

The Passion according to St. John
set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Part 40

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Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein
Am letzten End die Seele mein
In Abrahams Schoß tragen,
Den Leib in seim Schlafkämmerlein
Gar sanft ohn eigne Qual und Pein
Ruhn bis am jüngsten Tage!
Alsdenn vom Tod erwecke mich,
Dass meine Augen sehen dich
In aller Freud, o Gottes Sohn,
Mein Heiland und Genadenthron!
Herr Jesu Christ, erhöre mich, erhöre mich,
Ich will dich preisen ewiglich!

Lord, let at last Thine angels come,
To Abr’ham’s bosom bear me home,
That I may die unfearing;
And in its narrow chamber keep
My body safe in peaceful sleep
Until Thy reappearing!
And then from death awaken me,
That these mine eyes with joy may see,
O Son of God, Thy glorious face,
My Savior and my fount of grace!
Lord Jesus Christ, my prayer attend, my prayer attend,
And I will praise Thee without end!



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For the complete text in German, click here.
For the complete text in English, click here.

Holy Saturday: St. John's Passion, Part 39

The Passion according to St. John
set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Part 39

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Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine,
Die ich nun weiter nicht beweine,
Ruht wohl und bringt auch mich zur Ruh!
Das Grab, so euch bestimmet ist
Und ferner keine Not umschließt,
Macht mir den Himmel auf und schließt die Hölle zu.

Rest well, you holy bones,
For which I will no longer weep,
Rest well and bring me to rest also!
You are destined to the grave
where no anguish surrounds You,
Open up heaven and close off hell for me.



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For the complete text in German, click here.
For the complete text in English, click here.

Holy Saturday: St. John's Passion, Parts 36, 37 and 38

The Passion according to St. John
set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Parts 36, 37 and 38

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Als sie aber zu Jesu kamen,
da sie sahen, dass er schon gestorben war,
brachen sie ihm die Beine nicht;
sondern der Kriegsknechte einer eröffnete
seine Seite mit einem Speer,
und alsobald ging Blut und Wasser heraus.

But when they came to Jesus,
They had seen that He was already dead,
they did not break His legs;
but one of the soldiers opened up
His side with a spear,
and and immediately blood and water came out.



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For the complete text in German, click here.
For the complete text in English, click here.

Holy Saturday: St. John's Passion, Part 35

The Passion according to St. John
set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Part 35

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Zerfließe, mein Herze, in Fluten der Zähren
Dem Höchsten zu Ehren!
Erzähle der Welt und dem Himmel die Not:
Dein Jesus ist tot!

Melt away, my heart, in floods of tears
to the highest praise!
Tell the world and the heavens of your anguish:
Your Jesus is dead!



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For the complete text in German, click here.
For the complete text in English, click here.

Holy Saturday: St. John's Passion, Parts 32, 33 and 34

The Passion according to St. John
set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Parts 32, 33 and 34

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Und siehe da, der Vorhang im Tempel
zerriss in zwei Stück
von oben an bis unten aus.

And behold, the curtain in the temple
was torn into two pieces
from the top down to the bottom.



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For the complete text in German, click here.
For the complete text in English, click here.

Holy Saturday: St. John's Passion, Parts 27c, 28, 29, 30 and 31

The Passion according to St. John
set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Parts 27c, 28, 29, 30 and 31

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Es ist vollbracht!
IT IS FINISHED!



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For the complete text in German, click here.
For the complete text in English, click here.

Holy Saturday: St. John's Passion, Parts 24, 25, 26, 27a and 27b

The Passion according to St. John
set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Parts 24, 25, 26, 27a and 27b

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Spricht Pilatus zu ihnen:
Soll ich euren König kreuzigen?
Die Hohenpriester antworteten:
Wir haben keinen König denn den Kaiser!

Pilate spoke to them:
Shall I crucify your king?
The high priests answered:
We have no king but Caesar!

Und er trug sein Kreuz
und ging hinaus zur Stätte,
die da heißet Schädelstätt,
welche heißet auf Ebräisch:
Golgatha.

And He boar His cross
and went forth to the site,
which is named "The Place of the Skull,"
which in named in Hebrew:
Golgatha.

Allda kreuzigten sie ihn,
und mit ihm zween andere
zu beiden Seiten,
Jesum aber mitten inne.

There they crucified Him,
and with him two others
on either side,
with Jesus in the middle.



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For the complete text in German, click here.
For the complete text in English, click here.

Holy Saturday: St. John's Passion, Parts 21, 22 and 23

The Passion according to St. John
set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Parts 21, 22 and 23

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Und die Kriegsknechte flochten
eine Krone von Dornen
und satzten sie auf sein Haupt
und legten ihm ein Purpurkleid an
und sprachen:
Sei gegrüßet, lieber Jüdenkönig!
Und gaben ihm Backenstreiche.

And the soldiers braided
a crown of thorns
and sat it on His head
and put a purple robe on Him
and said,
Hail, dear King of the Jews!
and gave him blows to the back.



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For the complete text in German, click here.
For the complete text in English, click here.

Holy Saturday: St. John's Passion, Part 20

The Passion according to St. John
set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Part 20

Erwäge, wie sein blutgefärbter Rücken
In allen Stücken
Dem Himmel gleiche geht,
Because, nachdem die Wasserwogen
Von unsrer Sündflut sich verzogen,
Der allerschönste Regenbogen
Als Gottes Gnadenzeichen steht!

Consider how His blood-stained back
in every way
goes to the same heaven,
There, after the waters and waves
Of our Great Flood are settled,
The all-beautiful rainbow
Stands as a symbol of God's grace!



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For the complete text in German, click here.
For the complete text in English, click here.

Good Friday: St. John's Passion, Part 19

The Passion according to St. John
set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Part 19

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Betrachte, meine Seel,
Mit ängstlichem Vergnügen,
Mit bittrer Lust und halb beklemmtem Herzen
Dein höchstes Gut in Jesu Schmerzen,
Wie dir auf Dornen, so ihn stechen,
Die Himmelsschlüsselblumen blühn!
Du kannst viel süße Frucht
von seiner Wermut brechen
Drum sieh ohn Unterlass auf ihn!

Behold, my soul,
With anxious pleasure,
With bitter passion and half-oppressed heart,
Your highest good in Jesus' torments,
How for you the thorns that stab Him
Bloom as keys to heaven's flowers!
You can pluck much sweet fruit
From His wormwood,
Therefore look on Him unceasingly!



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For the complete text in German, click here.
For the complete text in English, click here.

Good Friday: St. John's Passion, Parts 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18

The Passion according to St. John
set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Parts 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18

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Christus, der uns selig macht,
Kein Bös' hat begangen,
Der ward für uns in der Nacht
Als ein Dieb gefangen,
Geführt für gottlose Leut
Und fälschlich verklaget,
Verlacht, verhöhnt und verspeit,
Wie denn die Schrift saget.

Christ, who made us blessed,
has done no wrong,
He was for us in the night
Caught like a thief,
Taken before a godless mob
and falsely accused,
mocked, scorned and spit on,
Just as the Scripture says.



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For the complete text in German, click here.
For the complete text in English, click here.

Good Friday: St. John's Passion, Parts 10, 11, 12 and 13

The Passion according to St. John
set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Parts 10, 11, 12 and 13

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Ich, ich und meine Sünden,
Die sich wie Körnlein finden
Des Sandes an dem Meer,
Die haben dir erreget
Das Elend, das dich schläget,
Und das betrübte Marterheer.

I, I and my sins,
those which are like grains
of sand beside the sea,
These have awakened in you
the sorrow the strikes you,
And the distressing torment.



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For the complete text in German, click here.
For the complete text in English, click here.

Good Friday: St. John's Passion, Parts 7, 8, and 9

The Passion according to St. John
set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Parts 7, 8, and 9

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Von den Stricken meiner Sünden
Mich zu entbinden,
Wird mein Heil gebunden.
Mich von allen Lasterbeulen
Völlig zu heilen,
Läßt er sich verwunden.

From the bondage of my sins
to release me,
My Savior is bound.
From all my bulging vices
fully to save,
He lets himself be wounded.




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For the complete text in German, click here.
For the complete text in English, click here.

Good Friday: St. John's Passion, Parts 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

The Passion according to St. John
set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Parts 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

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O große Lieb, o Lieb ohn alle Maße,
Die dich gebracht auf diese Marterstraße
Ich lebte mit der Welt in Lust und Freuden,
Und du musst leiden.

O great love, O love beyond all measure,
Which you have brought along this path of torment,
I live in this world of lust and pleasure,
And you must suffer.



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For the complete text in German, click here.
For the complete text in English, click here.

Good Friday: St. John's Passion, Part 1

The Gospel reading for Good Friday is the Passion of our Lord according to St. John. JS Bach took the scripture text and incorporated hymn texts in between. Note to conductors everywhere: the hymn texts are to be sung by the congregation (or audience). The posts for St. John's Passion will run every 2 hours through 6:00 pm on Holy Saturday.

The Passion according to St. John
set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Part 1

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Herr, unser Herrscher, dessen Ruhm
In allen Landen herrlich ist!
Zeig uns durch deine Passion,
Dass du, der wahre Gottessohn,
Zu aller Zeit,
Auch in der größten Niedrigkeit,
Verherrlicht worden bist!

O Lord, our Lord, your majesty
is glorious in all the land!
Show us during your Passion
That you, the very Son of God,
Through all time,
Also in the great lowliness,
have become magnified!




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For the complete text in German, click here.
For the complete text in English, click here.