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Johann Gottfried Walther
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Nun ruhen alle Wälder Click to Listen [1:40]
Cantus in the pedal, fairly heavy ornamentation on what is, until the very end, an imitative duet based on Chorale fragments. For the extended sample set. Midi File available. Instrument: Virtual organ set from 1698 Starck organ at Monastery Church of Zlata Koruna, Czech Republic - Samples by Jiri Zurek

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Chorale Text
German:
Nun ruhen alle Wälder,
Vieh, Menschen, Städt' und Felder,
Es schläft die ganze Welt;
Ihr aber, meine Sinnen,
Auf, auf, ihr sollt beginnen,
Was eurem Schöpfer wohlgefällt!

English
Now rest beneath night;s shadow
The woodland, field, and meadow,
The world in slumber lies;
But Thou, my heart, awake thee,
To prayer and song betake thee;
Let praise to thy Creator rise.
--Composite translation

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