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I I ] From G. F. Handel "Messiah":
Recit.; Comfbrt ye. comfort ye my peoplc,
saith your God;
\peak ) e comforlrbly to Jerusalem:
and cry unto her, that her wafare is accomplished,
that her iniquity is prdoned.
The voice of him that crieth in the wildemess:
prepare ye the way of the Lord:
make straight in the desefi a highway
for our God.
Alr: Every valley shall be exalted,
and every mountain and hill made low,
the crooked straight and the rough places plain.
[ 2 ] Diderik Buxtehude (Ahasverus Fritsch):
Was mich auf dieser Welt bctdibt,
Das wiihret kurze Zeit.
Was aber meine Secle liebt,
Das bleibt in Ewigkeit;
Drum fahr. o Welt,
Mit Ehr und Geld
Und deiner Wollust hin,
In Kreuz und Spott
Kann mir mein Gott
Erquicken Mut und Sinn.
Die Thoren-Freude diescr Welt,
Wie siisz sie immer lacht.
Hat schleunig ihr Gesicht verstellt
Und den in Leid gebracht,
Der auf sie baut;
Wer aber traut
Allein auf Gottes Treu.
Dcr siehet schon
Die Himmels-Kron,
Und freut sich ohne Reu.
What wories me in this world
will last but a short while.
but what my soul loves
will last fbr etemity:
so away, o world
with honour and riches
and with you lust,
in cross and mock
my God rcvives
my spirit and heilt.
The mad joy of this world,
how sweet she is laughing,
has cunningly disguised her face
and brought woe to him
who builds on her;
but he who puts
all trust in God
is seeing now
the heavenly crown
in joy without remorse.