Oh, how I love this. It's the soprano aria from Bach's Cantata #80 Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott ("A mighty fortress is our God"). Bach wrote it in 1715 when he was at Weimar though he modified it at later dates and it didn't reach its final form until 1744. Pure musical ecstasy:
[audio:CantataNo80Aria.mp3]
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