'Erforsche mich, Gott'
(Thou knowest me, God)
Relayed from the Guildhall School of Music

Doris Owens (Contralto)
John Armstrong (Tenor)
Keith Falkner (Bass)
The Wireless Chorus
John Field (Oboe d'Amore)
Ambrose Gauntlett (Violoncello)
Continuo: Eugene Cruft (Bass)
Leslie Woodgate (Organ)
The Wireless Orchestra (Oboe, Trumpet and Strings)
Conducted by Stanford Robinson

I.-Chorus:
Thou knowest me, God, Thou has searched my heart.
O try my thoughts and know if they be wicked.

II.-Recitative (Tenor):
See how the curse that on the Earth was bound
The hearts of men also hath smitten!
Deep in whose soul that curse hath bitten How may he hope
Thy goodly fruit to bring forth
Where only thorns of sin can spring forth, And thistles choke the ground.
Though oft may the spirits of darkness draw nigh thee,
Like angels of light, but to try thee:
So mid the thorns of thine own sowing. Though hidden, yet may grapes be growing.
A wolf may hide himself in sheep's fair clothing,
But there will come n day
When he in terror and in loathing Will turn and flee away.

III-Aria (Alto):
A day shall come.
When, as our judge returned,
Deceitfulness and lies He shall strike down.
When in His wrath shall sin be burned. All vanity and falsehood spurned.

IV.- Recitative (Bass):
So pure not ev'n the heav'ns are seen,
As man before his Judge must stand, of guilt made clean.
Who, through the Saviour's blood made holy,
In faith abideth, pure and lowly,
He knows no bitter judgment him awaits. Him, if his sin yet grieve,
Hath he but weakly striven, So he in Christ believe,
Shall righteousness be given.

V.-Duet (Tenor and Bass):
By sin is mankind yet assailed,
That Adam's fall on us hath brought. Alone him to the Cross who clingeth
The Saviour grace and mercy bringeth, For him Salvation sure is wrought.

VI.- Choral:
Thy blood that freely flow'd, Such store of grace bestow'd, The whole earth purifying
Through Thee, Thy Cross, Thy dying, From evil and temptation, It gave all men salvation.

English text by D. Millar Craig.
Copyright, B.B.C..

The Cantata for next Sunday (July 28) is No. 105, 'Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht' ('Lord, enter not into wrath').