Looking forward to Pentecost next month, one of my favorite cantatas. Damn, those period trumpeters are getting more and more reliable by the year!
O eternal fire, o source of love,
Ignite our hearts and consecrate them.
Let heavenly flames penetrate and surge over us,
We wish, o Highest, to be Your temple,
Ah, may our souls be pleasing to you in faith!
and the magnificent final chorus
Dankt den höchsten Wunderhänden,
Dankt, Gott hat an euch gedacht.
Ja, sein Segen wirkt mit Macht,
Friede über Israel,
Friede über euch zu senden.
Thank the highest Wonderhands,
Thanks, for God has thought of you!
Yes, His words are worked with Might
To send peace over Israel, and peace over you.
http://www.emmanuelmusic.org/notes_translations/translations_cantata/t_bwv034.htm
