▁ist ▁voll bra cht ! ▁... " ▁(" It ▁is ▁accomplished ; ▁what ▁comfort ▁for ▁suffering ▁human ▁sou ls ! ▁I ▁can ▁see ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁sorrow . ▁The ▁hero ▁from ▁Jud ah ▁ends ▁his ▁vict orious ▁fight . ▁It ▁is ▁accomplished !" ▁). ▁The ▁central ▁part ▁is ▁essentially ▁a ▁vi ola ▁da ▁g amba ▁solo ▁and ▁an ▁alto ▁aria . ▁The ▁theme ▁is ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁vi ola ▁da ▁g amba ▁g ently ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁b asso ▁continu o ▁setting . ▁Then ▁comes ▁the ▁solo ▁vocal ▁interpretation . ▁ ▁closing ▁ch or ale : ▁Ach ▁Herr , ▁l ass ▁de in ▁lie b ▁En ge lein ▁… ▁( O ▁Lord , ▁let ▁your ▁dear ▁little ▁ang els ▁... ). ▁This ▁ch or ale ▁– ▁with ▁alternative ▁lyr ics ▁– ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁regular ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁con greg ations . ▁The ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁theme ▁is ▁a ▁desc ending ▁sequence , ▁but ▁in ▁overall ▁the ▁theme ▁is ▁full ▁of ▁em otion ▁as ▁well . ▁Sing ing ▁this ▁ch or ale ▁stand alone , ▁however , ▁does ▁not ▁sound ▁as ▁a ▁closing ▁ch or ale , ▁except ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁s ung ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁real ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁▁ ▁The ▁text ▁Bach ▁set ▁to ▁music ▁has ▁been ▁critic ized ▁as ▁anti - S emit ic . ▁This ▁accus ation ▁is ▁closely ▁connected ▁to ▁a ▁wider ▁controvers y ▁regarding ▁the ▁tone ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Testament ' s ▁G ospel ▁of ▁John ▁with ▁regards ▁to