D. Buxtehude - Ich habe Lust abzuscheiden, BuxWV 47 - TENET & the Sebastians

TENET Jolle Greenleaf, soprano and artistic director Molly Quinn, soprano Mischa Bouvier, bass the Sebastians Daniel S. Lee, violin Nicholas DiEugenio, violin Dongmyung Ahn, violin Ezra Seltzer, cello Jeffrey Grossman, organ and artistic director Charles Weaver, theorbo TENEbrae: Pathways to Light Saturday, March 24, 2018 TRANSLATION: My desire is to depart and be with Christ. [Philippians 1, v. 23] Release, release, O merciful God, release me from my yoke! Release me from agony and want; I can wait no longer! Of the world and of life I have had my fill, tired and wearied by spiritual fears, I long to die. For what is this vile world, what is this life of ours? An empty void that pleases not him who follows you. Thus I flee the vale of tears to join you in your house of joy that I may dwell with you for ever. Just as one who, while at sea, must endure a shipwreck, yearning for a landfall that he may evade the waves: so my spirit thirsts for you. Come, then, O Lord, and help me! that I may reach the