- Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder, BuxWV 178
[2:21] (A=465)
A serene setting of the Passion Chorale which alternates between straightforward melody and ornamental flourishes. Registration: Hauptwerk Principal
8; Hinterwerk: Gedacktes 8, Rohrfleute 4, Nassat 3, Oktava 2, Tertia 2; Pedal Subbas 16 and Oktavenbass 8
Note: German organs of this period used rounded-up numbers for pitches: 3'=2 2/3;' 1 1/2'=1 1/3;' Tertia 2'=1 3/5'.
Midi File available.
Instrument:
Gottfried Silbermann Organ, Reinhardtsgrimma / Sachsen, Germany (1731) -
Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier
- Chorale Text
German:
Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder
Straf nicht in deinem Zorn,
Dein' ernsten Grimm doch linder,
Sonst ist's mit mir verlorn.
Ach Herr, wollst mir vergeben
Mein Sünd und gnädig sein,
Daß ich mag ewig leben,
Entfliehn der Höllenpein.
English:
Ah Lord, me a poor sinner
Blame not within thy wrath;
Thy solemn rage yet soften,
Else is my hope forlorn.
Ah Lord, may'st thou forgive me
My sin and mercy send,
That I have life eternal
And flee the pain of hell.
--Tr. Z. Philip Ambrose
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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