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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 726 Click to Listen [1:0] (A=465)
Brief chorale harmonization with flourishes between each phrase. Full plena on each manual, coupled . Posaunebas 16 and Octavenbas 8 in the Pedal Midi File available. Instrument: Gottfried Silbermann Organ, Reinhardtsgrimma / Sachsen, Germany (1731) - Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier

History never repeats itself, but it does some interesting variations on old themes. Brother, can you spare a tenspot? it will help me to continue offering music for your enjoyment.

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


Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software

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