- Year of composition: 1673
- Work category: Mixed choir and instruments
- Text author: The Book of Psalms 126:5-6 (Old Testament), the Book of Wisdom 3:1 (one of the Deuterocanonical books of the Old Testament), 5 stanzas possibly written by the composer’s brother, Samuel Geist.
- First performed: Spring 1673, in the Riddarholmen Church, Stockholm
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
Instrumentation
viola da gamba I, II, III / cont
Solo voices/choir
S.S.A.T.B.
Description of work
[1.] Motetto: (no tempo marking) C minor 4/4 (C)
[2.] Sinfonia: (no tempo marking) C minor 4/4 (C)
[3.] Ritornello: (no tempo marking) C minor 4/4 (C)
Work comment
This work was composed for the funeral of Carl Gustaf Wrangel's wife Anna Margareta von Haugwitz, who passed away on 20 March, 1673.
Libretto/text
[1.] Motetto
Die mit Tränen säen
[2.] Sinfonia
So gehe nur aufhin mit lebendiger
[3.] Ritornello
Du hasst auf Erden viel der Tränen ausgestreuet