- Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, Op. 65, No. 4
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Marked "Lento con expressione" the composer's other notes as translated into English are less clear: "Let the free style of the chorale melody be
noted from the coloring" and "It is to be pointed out that a dynamic or exaggerated accent is not to be desired." So the Phantom Organist restrained
his exaggerated baroque accents even more than usual when doing German romantic music and the results are quite smooth. Registration: Manual Gedackt
8' + Harmonic Flute 8'; Pedal Bourdon 16' + SW-PD 8'.
Instrument:
Schantz at First Baptist Church of Riverside, California (1966) sampled by Jonathan Orwig
- Chorale Text
German:
Es ist das Heil uns kommen her
Von Gnad' und lauter Güte,
Die Werke helfen nimmermehr,
Sie mögen nicht behüten,
Der Glaub' sieht Jesum Christum an
Der hat g'nug für uns all' getan,
Er ist der Mittler worden.
English:
Now is to us salvation come
By grace and purest favor.
Our works, they help us not at all,
They offer no protection.
But faith shall Jesus Christ behold,
Who hath enough done for us all
He is our intercessor.
--Z. Philip Ambrose, translator (used by permission)
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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