- Schmücke Dich, BWV 654
[6:19]
A loving setting of the communion hymn, "Deck Thyself, My Soul, With Gladness." The ornamented Chorale is played on 8-4-2 2/3 on the Brustwerk,
created by playing an octave lower, accompanied by the Hauptwerk 8 Principal (the repeat utilizes just two 8' flutes and the Pedal 8' Principal).
Instrument:
Casavant, Opus 3246 (1975) at Grace Lutheran Church, Champaign, Illinois - Samples by Brett Milan
- Chorale Text
German:
Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele,
Lass die dunkle Sündenhöhle,
Komm ans helle Licht gegangen,
Fange herrlich an zu prangen!
Denn der Herr, voll Heil und Gnaden,
Der den Himmel kann verwalten,
Will jetzt Herberg in dir halten.
--Johann Franck, 1649
English
Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness,
Leave the gloomy haunts of sadness
Come into the daylight's splendor,
There with joy Thy praises render
Unto him whose grace unbounded
Hath this wondrous banquet founded,
High o'er all the heab'ns He reigneth,
Yet to dwell with thee He deigneth.
--Catherine Winkworth
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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