| Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV 75: VII. Ad Faciem (original) | Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV 75: VII. Ad Faciem (translation) |
|---|---|
| Concerto | In concert |
| Illustra faciem tuam super servum tuum, | Shine your face upon your servant |
| salvum me fac in misericordia tua (Ps 31, 17) | save me in your mercy (Ps 31:17) |
| Aria (contralto, tenore e basso). | Aria (contralto, tenor e basso). |
| Salve, caput cruentatum, | Hail, bloody head |
| totum spinis coronatum, | all crowned with thorns |
| conquassatum, vulneratum, | shaken, wounded |
| arundine verberatum | beaten with a cane |
| facie sputis illita | his face smeared with spittle |
| Aria (contralto) | Aria (alto) |
| Dum me mori est necesse, | While I must die |
| noli mihi tunc deesse, | don't miss me then |
| in tremenda mortis hora | in the terrible hour of death |
| veni, Jesu, absque mora, | come, Jesus, without delay |
| tuere me et libera | protect me and my children |
| Aria (cinque voci) | Aria (five voices) |
| Cum me jubes emigrare, | When you order me to emigrate |
| Jesu care, tunc appare, | love Jesus, then appear |
| o amator amplectende, | oh lover embracing |
| temet ipsum tunc ostende | then show the fear itself |
| in cruce salutifera. | in the salutary cross. |
| Concerto | In concert |
| Amen | Amen |
