Wake, Awake, for the Night is Flying

Wachet auf (by Philipp Nicolai, 1556-1608) Wake, Awake, for the Night is Flying, ”The King of Chorales”. And after I play J. G Walther’s version of it.
He was the pastor in Unna, Germany, when an awful plague hit the town (1597-1598). It was during this difficult time that he wrote this hymn. He looked forward to a day when disease and death would be past (Google).
Now in this corona virus time, maybe we need Philipp Nicolai's perspective. The hope for better time, it will lift us from despair when everything looks dark. About 300 dead in my country, not much, but one dead is already too much.