52. Recitative - Alto
Mein Liebster herrschet schon. Ein Herz, das seine Herrschaft liebet und sich ihm ganz zu eigen gibet, ist meines Jesu Thron. |
My beloved already reigns. A heart that loves his governance and gives itself utterly to him as his own, is my Jesus' throne. |
53. Chorale
The words of this chorale are by the Lutheran poet and hymn writer Johann Franck (1618-1677). It was written in 1655.
Zwar ist solche Herzensstube |
Indeed such a heart's closet |