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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Nun laßt uns den Leib begraben, BWV 1111 Click to Listen, [1:50]
J. S. Bach: Nun laßt uns den Leib begraben, BWV 1111 (G Major) Standard fughetta ending with a waltzing dance of joy at leaving the body behind, a typical Pietistic concept. Standard fughetta ending with a waltzing dance of joy at leaving the body behind, a typical Pietistic concept. From the Neumeister Chorale Collection. Instrument: Casavant, Opus 3246 (1975) at Grace Lutheran Church, Champaign, Illinois - Samples by Brett Milan

Chorale Text
German:
Nun laßt uns den Leib begraben;
Daran wir kein Zweifel haben:
Er wird am jüngsten Tag aufsteh’n
Und unverweslich hervor geh’n.

English:
Now let us bury the body,
On that we have no doubt:
It will rise up on the last day
And go forth imperishable.


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