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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Komm, Gott, Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 667 Click to Listen, [2:13]
A setting of Martin Luther's version of the Veni Creator Spiritus: a hymn to the creative aspect of the Holy Spirit. The first verse is identical to the setting (BWV 631) found in Das Orgelbüchlein, with an offbeat pedal obbligato. The second verse is a soaring fantasy in the manuals over a solid sounding of the Chorale in the pedal. Instrument: Casavant, Opus 3246 (1975) at Grace Lutheran Church, Champaign, Illinois - Samples by Brett Milan

Chorale Text
German
Komm, Gott, Schöpfer, heiliger Geist,
besuch das Herz der Menschen dein;
mit Gnaden sie füll, wie du weisst,
dass dein Geschöpf vorhin sein.
--German version of Veni Creator Spiritus by Martin Luther, Erfurt, 1524

English
Come, O Creator, Spirit blest!
And in our souls take up Thy rest;
Come with Thy Grace and heavenly aid,
To fill the hearts which Thou hast made.
--Edward Caswell, 1849


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