Stir up my conscience!

St. John Passion  BWV 245 ~ J.S. Bach
Chorale 14

Petrus, der nicht denkt zurück,

Peter, who does not think back at all,

Seinen Gott verneinet,

denies his God,

Der doch auf ein' ernsten Blick

but then at a look of reproach

Bitterlichen weinet.

weeps bitterly.

Jesu, blicke mich auch an,

Jesus, look at me also

Wenn ich nicht will büßen;

when I am reluctant to repent;

Wenn ich Böses hab getan,

when I have done evil

Rühre mein Gewissen!

stir up my conscience!  

I sang this with my choir a few years back and it has become one of my favourite choral works. You can truly sense the worship and faith of Bach in all his music, but particularly in his Easter Passions. Soli Deo Gloria!