- Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 655
[3:53]
A trio in which the chorale theme is teasingly played with throughout, only to be fully stated at the end in the pedal. One of the 18 Leipzig Chorales
written near the end of Bach's life.
Instrument:
Schantz/Rodgers, (1966/2000) at First Baptist Church of Riverside, California recorded by Jonathan Orwig
- Chorale Text
German:
Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend,
Dein heilgen Geist du zu uns send!
Mit Lieb und Gnad, Herr, uns regier
Und uns den Weg zur Wahrheit führ.
--Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Gotha, 1651 [?]
English:
Lord Jesus Christ, be present now!
And let Thy Holy Spirit bow
All hearts in love and fear today,
To hear the truth and keep Thy way.
--tr. Catherine Winkworth
Recorded directly with MIDI-enabled Pipe Organ
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