1. DEAREST LORD JESU (LIEBSTER HERR JESU) () CHRISTOPH WERNER (1676) Melody and figured bass by ‘Tr: BEATRICE E. BULMAN J-S.BACH (1736) (Ed. Charles Kennedy Scott) Andantine, poco agitato ae ——- te a Dewy = en Lond Je = sin oh why dost Thou tarary? sean Thee,oh deck thee, meet gar- ment pre- pare Thee, <= Je su, oh why dost Thou tar- ny? déck thee, meet gar-ment pre - pare Thee, SOPRANO} (or Air) ALTO 1 Dear = est Lord 2.(9iif/Deck Thee, oh dolce TENOR + = 1. Dear- est. Lord Je - su, oh why dost. Thoutar- ry? 2.(piif)Deck Thee, oh deck thee, meet gar - ment pre- pare Thee, a at Eee — Fe —— a ie 1 Dear- est Lord Je - su, oh r= ry? 2. (pt S/Deck Thee, oh deck thee, meet gar-ment pre- pare Thee daenblony pn 1 Keep thy lamp burn - Gere ¥ Come now for 1 am Keep thy lamp burn-ing, eS = Gome now for am of wait - ing so wea- 1), Keep thy lamp burning, and oil ‘ser near thee, =f EES Come now for 1 am of wait-ing so wea-ry, Keep thy lampburming, and oil ev - er _ near thee, Rea-dy, oh a ad ben 3 "i am of wait - ing so wea- ry, ing,and oil ewer =: ; ean te er near thee, Rea Loads | == oe Copyright, 1945, by the Oxford University Press, London Printed in Great Britain Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL2 Bach: Dearest Lord Jesu — == = = = my heart —_in des - pair, Take from one, fit for the ‘east At mid - night poh SSS 3 ee eat JS com - fort my heart in des - pair, Take me — from RNS PHL Abe e e > foe” et” Feast ‘At mid - night co an oF =: ——— a — me — from com-fort my heart in des - faith-ful one, fit for the mid - night SS Kee com - fort my heart in des - ir, Take me from faith- ful one, fit for the Feast At mid- night at — He ee = (ze mi- - se-ry, sor- row and care call” forthe, oh wed-ding guest. ee for ee, oh wed - ding guest. Come ——— now, Lord BP i ee Ete call for thee, oh wed-ding guest. pyar call for thee, oh — wed- ding guest}Bach: Dearest Lord Jesu 3 peal pepo NE Wine moi == SSeS Je - su, Oh why dost Thou tar-ry? oh why dost Thou tar-ry? Lf why dost. Thou pees Ray iaea air ale un in epee Lg Pee T in a ai ak a ee ee "Je - su, Oh why dos Thou tar-ry? oh why Sou SSS id treet If pte oh Se for I am of wait-ing so” wea-ry, so