- Komm, heiliger Geist, BWV 651
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The frst of Bach's 18 Chorale Preludes known as the Leipzig Chorales. It is a grand fantasia with the chorale melody in the pedal.The initials J. J.
precede this score, which stands for Jesu Juvat (Jesus, help!). Registration: Hauptwerk begins and ends with Principal Chorus (8-4-2-IV), the
Hinterwerk is the full plenum excepting the Tertia, near the middle both mixtures are retired, and added again near the end. The pedal threoughout is
Subbass 16+Oktava 8+Posaune 16, which surprisingly balances with both Hinter- and Hauptwerk with the Hauptwerk to Pedal coupler added near the end.
Instrument:
Gottfried Silbermann Organ, Reinhardtsgrimma / Sachsen, Germany (1731) -
Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier
- Chorale Text
German
Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott,
erfüll mit deiner Gnaden Gut
deiner Gläubigen Herz, Mut und Sinn!
dein brünstig Lieb entzünd in ihn'n!
O Herr, durch deines Lichtes Glast
zu dem Glauben versammelt hast
das Volk aus aller Welt Zungen,
das sei dir, Herr, zu Lob gesungen. Halleluja!
--German version of Veni Creator Spiritus by Martin Luther, Erfurt, 1524
English
Come, Holy Ghost, come, Lord our own God,
And shed Thy heavenly gifts abroad
On us, and unto every heart
True faith and fervent love impart.
O Lord, who by Thy heavenly light
Hast called Thy Church from sinful night,
Out of all nations, tribes and places,
To Thee we render thanks and praises; Hallelujah!
--Irish Church Hymnal
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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