 The gospel quotation , " Wahrlich , wahrlich , ich sage euch , so ihr den Vater <unk> bitten werdet in meinem <unk> , so wird er 's euch geben . " ( Truly , truly I say to you , whatever you ask of the Father in My name , so will it be given to you . ) , is given to the bass as the vox Christi , the voice of Jesus . The instruments , strings probably doubled by oboe d 'amore , introduce vocal motifs which the voice picks up . The bass sings the text three times , while the instruments continue playing the same motifs . Julian Mincham observes : " The richness of the text , the unobtrusive nature of the melodic ideas and the gently flowing rhythms combine to create an appropriate atmosphere of dignified restraint " . 
