"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

10 April 2020

Bach, St. John Passion, BWV 245

Through Your prison, Son of God,
must freedom come to us;
Your cell is the throne of grace,
the sanctuary of all the righteous;
for if you had not undergone servitude,
our slavery would have been eternal.

Performed by the Netherlands Bach Society, Jos van Veldhoven, conductor ...

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