- Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend', BWV 632
[1:37]
A cheerful setting with bass line presenting the chorale in dimunition. Both are free settings of the melody, but not identical, so it is not a canon.
The background is built upon the three opening notes of the Chorale, which is a triad. Because there is a full 9-note chord at the end of this
keyboard piece, this arrangement required Flute (1), Clarinets (3), Bassoons (4) and Cello (1).
- 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
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