Patterico's Pontifications

12/9/2018

Sunday Music: Bach Cantata BWV 132

Filed under: Bach Cantatas,General,Music — Patterico @ 12:01 am



John the Baptist

It is the second Sunday of Advent. The title of today’s Bach cantata is “Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn” (Prepare the paths, prepare the road).

Today’s Gospel reading is Luke 3:1-6:

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.
Every valley shall be filled in,
every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight,
the rough ways smooth.
And all people will see God’s salvation.’”

The text of today’s piece is available here. It contains these words:

Prepare the paths, prepare the road!
Prepare the paths,
and make the flagstones
in faith and life
completely level for the Highest,
Messiah approaches!

Happy listening! Soli Deo gloria.

[Cross-posted at The Jury Talks Back.]

3 Responses to “Sunday Music: Bach Cantata BWV 132”

  1. A voice of one calling in the wilderness,

    This always recall two persons to mind; John the Baptist, and our very own nk.

    felipe (023cc9)

  2. specially when you consider they had been through four hundred years of greek as well as roman occupation, so the desire for direct action, revolution was intense,

    narciso (d1f714)

  3. DLkunubs (031605) — 12/9/2018 @ 10:21 am

    Speaking of Greeks. Trojan horse alert.

    felipe (023cc9)


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