Текст песни И.С. Бах. Страсти по Матфею - 26. Aria Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen

I will stay awake by my Jesus side
Let our sins fall asleep.
My death
His souls will atone for adversity;
His grief will become my joy.
Therefore, his suffering, worthy of reward,
We are rightfully bitter, and yet sweet to be.

Aria is preceded by the following story:
Then Jesus comes with them to a place called Gethsemane and says to the disciples: "Sit here while I go, I will pray there." And taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with Him, he began to grieve and yearn. Then Jesus said to them: "My soul is exceeding sorrowful to death; stay here and watch with Me."