JIM HILD - "Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen" by J.S. Bach

JIM HILD - chorale bass

"Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen"

by j.s. bach

This aria comes from Bach's cantata #36. I love the way Bach sets this text and his use of the violin. I have always found this text and this music uplifting. The lilting 3/4 rhythm is especially fitting. Here is an English translation.

Even with subdued, weak voices
God's majesty is honoured.
for if only the spirit resounds,
there is such a cry to him
that he himself hears it in heaven