The Passion of Our Lord 
According to St. Matthew

Johann Sebastian Bach

Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam

Willem Mengelberg, Conductor

Karl Erb, Tenor (Evangelist)

Willem Ravelli, Bass (Jesus)

Jo Vincent, Soprano

Ilona Durigo, Alto

Louis van Tuler, Tenor

Herman Schey, Bass

Amsterdam Toonkunst Choir "Zanglust" Boys' Choir

Recorded 2nd Apr. 1939, Amsterdam

1. Coro I & II & Chorale: Kommt, ihr Töchter, 
2. helft mir klagen 0:00

2. Evangelist, Jesus: Da Jesus diese Rede 

vollendet hatte 10:52

3. Chorale: Herzliebster Jesu 11:58

4. Evangelist: Da versammleten 

sich die Hohenpriester 13:29

5. Coro I & II: Ja nicht auf das Fest 14:03

6. Evangelist: Da nun Jesus war zu Bethanien 14:20

7. Coro I: Wozu dienet dieser Unrat? 14:59

8. Evangelist, Jesus: Da das Jesus merkete 15:36

9. Recitativo (alto): Du lieber Heiland du 18:00

10. Aria (alto): Buß und Reu 19:17

11. Evangelist, Judas: Da ging 

hin der Zwölfen einer 24:41

12. Aria (soprano): Blute nur, du liebes Herz! 25:33

13. Evangelist: Aber am ersten Tag 31:21

14. Coro I: Wo willst du 31:39

15. Evangelist, Jesus: Er sprach: Gehet hin in die Stadt; 

Coro I: Herr, bin ich's? 32:08

16. Chorale: Ich bin's, ich sollte büßen 34:36

17. Evangelist, Jesus, Judas: 

Er antwortete und sprach 36:24

18. Recitativo (soprano): Wiewohl mein Herz 40:58

19. Aria (soprano): Ich will dir mein Herze schenken 42:50

20. Evangelist, Jesus: Und da sie den Lobgesang 47:35

21. Chorale: Erkenne mich, mein Hüter 49:20

22. Evangelist, Peter, Jesus: Petrus aber antwortete 51:22

23. Evangelist, Jesus: Da kam Jesus mit ihnen 52:53

24. Recitativo (tenor) and Coro II: O Schmerz! 55:36

25. Aria (tenor) and Coro II: 

Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen 58:36

26. Evangelist: Und ging hin ein wenig 1:04:39

27. Recitativo (basso): Der Heiland fällt 1:05:53

28. Evangelist, Jesus: Und er kam 

zu seinen Jüngern 1:07:23

29. Chorale: Was mein Gott will 1:09:29

30. Evangelist, Jesus, Judas: Und er 

kam und fand sie 1:11:43

31. Aria (soprano) and Coro II: So ist mein 

Jesus nun gefangen 1:15:25

32. Evangelist, Jesus: Und siehe, einer aus denen, 

die mit Jesu waren 1:20:45

33. Chorale: O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß 1:24:19

34. Aria (alto) and Coro II: Ach, nun 

ist mein Jesus hin! 1:32:35

35. Evangelist: Die aber Jesum gegriffen hatten 1:37:28

36. Chorale: Mir hat die Welt trüglich gericht't 1:38:16

37. Recitativo (tenor): Mein Jesus schweigt 1:39:12

38. Evangelist, High Priest, Jesus: Und der Hohenpriester antwortete; 

Coro I & II: Er ist des Todes schuldig! 1:40:53

39. Evangelist: Da speieten sie in sein Angesicht 1:42:54

40. Chorale: Wer hat dich so geschlagen 1:43:38

41. Evangelist, Maid, Peter, Maid II: Petrus 

aber saß draußen im Palast 1:45:30

42. Evangelist, Peter: Da hub er an sich 

zu verfluchen 1:46:47

43. Aria (alto): Erbarme dich, mein Gott 1:48:31

44. Evangelist, Judas: Des Morgens 

aber hielten alle Hohepriester 1:56:58

45. Evangelist, Pilate, Pilate's wife: Auf das Fest aber hatte der Landpfleger; 

Coro I & II: Barrabam! 1:57:29

46. Evangelist, Pilate: Der Landpfleger sagte 1:59:18

47. Recitativo (soprano): Er hat uns allen wohlgetan 1:59:30

48. Aria (soprano): Aus Liebe will mein 

Heiland sterben 2:00:59

49. Evangelist: Sie schrieen aber noch mehr; Coro I & II: Laß ihn kreuzigen! Evangelist, Pilate: Da aber Pilatus sahe; Coro I & II: Sein Blut komme über; 

Evangelist: Da gab er ihnen Barrabam los 2:06:44

50. Recitativo (alto): Erbarm es, Gott! 2:08:53

51. Evangelist: Da nahmen die Kriegsknechte; 

Coro I & II: Gegrüßet seist du, Jüdenkönig! 

Evangelist: Und speieten ihn an 2:10:30

52. Chorale: O Haupt, voll Blut und Wunden 2:11:49

53. Evangelist: Und da sie ihn verspottet hatten 2:14:21

54. Evangelist: Und da wurden zween Mörder; Coro I & II: Der du den Tempel; Evangelist: Desgleichen auch die Hohenpriester; 

Coro I & II: Andern hat er geholfen 2:15:03

55. Evangelist: Desgleichen schmäheten 

ihn auch die Mörder 2:17:31

56. Recitativo (alto): Ach Golgatha, 

unselges Golgatha! 2:17:53

57. Evangelist, Jesus: Und von der sechsten Stunde an; 

Coro I: Der rufet dem Elias! Evangelist: Und bald lief einer unter ihnen; 

Coro II: Halt! Laß sehen; 

Evangelist: Aber Jesus schriee abermal laut 

und verschied. 2:20:05

58. Chorale: Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden 2:23:27

59. Evangelist: Und siehe da; Coro I & II: 

Wahrlich, dieser ist Gottes Sohn gewesen 2:26:11

60. Recitativo (basso): Am Abend, 

da es kühle war 2:29:01

61. Evangelist: Und Joseph nahm den Leib 2:31:36

62. Recitativo (basso, tenor, alto, soprano) and 

Coro II: Nun ist der Herr zur Ruh gebracht 2:32:29

63. Coro I & II: Wir setzen uns 

mit Tränen nieder 2:35:11

SO YOU WANT to GO to WAR?

____ Fine, But First Try To Answer These Questions 

How does it feel to be cut in half 

_____ by a sudden burst of machine gun bullets?

What does it feel like at the precise moment 

_____ when a bullet enters your eye, and pierces your brain?

Can you imagine having your lower jaw smashed by bullets

_____ and then see its bloody, splintered fragments 

__________ drop to the ground ?

What is it like to take a direct hit to the skull? 

_____ Would you know that you were dead?

What sensations must a person feel 

_____ as his body is being consumed by fire?

What might be the thoughts of someone 

_____ just thrown to the ground and kicked, 

__________ whose hands have been tied behind his back, 

who then gets chained by his heels 

_____ to the rear end of a vehicle 

__________ about to drag his still-healthy, still-unbroken 

_______________ young body over stones, gravel, 

____________________ dirt and thorny stubble?

How does it feel to have the flesh ripped off your cheeks? 

_____ To have all the flesh on your hands torn off 

__________ exposing bones and tendons?

How does it feel to have grit and gravel 

_____ embed themselves in your eyes? 

How does it feel to be torn 

_____ limb from limb by a jeering mob? 

Exactly how does it feel to have your head 

_____ stomped to jelly by hobnailed boots? 

Or your genitalia ripped out by the roots 

_____ and stuffed into your screaming mouth?

How does it feel to be smart enough to realize 

_____ you are suffering and dying for the sole purpose 

__________ of lining the pockets of international bankers, 

_______________ global industrialists and the suppliers 

____________________ of war materiel with gold?

Exactly how would you react to being held down 

_____ and having your teeth kicked down your throat, 

__________ your eyes gouged out, 

_______________ your ears and your nose sliced off, 

____________________ or a glass rod inserted in your urethra

_________________________ and then smashed to pulver?

How would you feel when you are forced to eat 

_____ ground glass or drink hydrochloric acid?

How would you feel if you were sodomized by barbarians 

_____ then buried up to your neck in sand 

__________ and systematically stoned and kicked to death?

How does it feel to be held down and deliberately blinded by acid?

How does it feel to be maimed by “Friendly Fire?

How does it feel to be flayed alive 

_____ and then slowly cut to ribands?

How does it feel to forced to kneel before your captors, 

_____ hands tied behind your back

__________ while you wait to have your head hacked off

_______________ by a hand held knife?

How? How? How?

But much more important is

WHY?

__________ WHY?

____________________ WHY?

FreeThinke

How, when we need to ask questions like this now more than ever, could we imagine even for a moment we have no need for the healing power and redeeming grace of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ?

Happy 

Birthday 

to 

ME!

Today

I am turning 

SEVENTY-SIX

The Passion of Our Lord

(Sung to the tune of Yankee Doodle)

Lord Jesus Christ has come to town

   a riding on a donkey

The Romans saw a challenge

   tried of Him to make a monkey.

Hail! King Jesus of the Jews

   riding on a burro

Shout hosannas loud today

   then crucify tomorrow.

Jesus took His followers

   into the Upper Room

He fed them on His body and blood

   and told them of His doom.

Then to Dark Gethsemane

   a praying in the garden

Begging of His father

   from His bitter cup to pardon.

Peter, faithless, thrice denied

   that His Lord he kneweth

Judas kissed Him in betrayal

   evil from him speweth.

“Hail, King Jesus of the Jews!”

   shouted in derision

Drag your cross to Golgotha

   that is the crowd’s decision.

Then they crowned Him cruelly

   with strands of pyrocanthus,

Nailed Him to the dogwood tree

   which broke His feet and hands thus.

Gentle Jesus, meek and mild,

   only said, “Forgive them”

Of the crowd and soldiers wild’

   who knew not He’d outlive them.

After tortures barbarous

   He said, “I have a thirst.”

They only gave Him vinegar

   which really was the worst.

Gentle Jesus, meek and mild,

   then gave up the Ghost

Broken and defamed, reviled

   just like a Friar’s Roast!

Then, they laid Him in a tomb

   with all the Marys weeping

She who bore him in her womb 

   thought He’d be always sleeping.

But, He showed them three days hence

   when He was resurrected

That the worst developments

   by faith can be corrected.

~ FreeThinke 

THE PENTAGON HAS ANNOUNCED

US HAS LAUNCHED 
AIRSTRIKES AT SYRIA 

50 TOMAHAWK MISSILES AIMED 

AT SYRIAN AIRBASE. 

(All Outlets)

Latest Report: 

Bombed Airbase Almost Completely Destroyed 

by American Rockets.

Your RELEVANT Thoughts and Opinions PLEASE.

What could be objectionable about REPUBLICANS using 

THE NUCLEAR OPTION, 

when it has 

ALREADY BEEN USED 

by the 

DEMOCRATS?

There is absolutely 

NOTHING WRONG 

with Judge Neil Gorsuch.

The Democrats are fighting his nomination ONLY because he is President TRUMP'S choice.

How could that be 

LEGITIMATE?

To NUKE 

or 

NOT to NUKE?

Judge Neil Gorsuch

THAT is the QUESTION.

Have YOU an ANSWER

?