- Jesu, meine Zuversicht, BWV 728
[1:38] (Kirnberger II mod. , f(A3)=468 Hz)
Autograph in the Klavierbüchlein for Anna Magdalena Bach. This delicate piece may more properly belong to the clavichord repertory, but it sounds
very charming on this 18th century organ. Registration: Ornamented Chorale on Hauptwerk: Principal 8' + Kleingedeckt 4' + Cornet 3 Fach; echoed on
Positiv: Großgedeckt 8' + Principal 4' + Spitzfloete 4', which also provides the other voices.
Instrument:
Johann Adam Ehrlich organ at Evangelische Stadtkirche / Bad Wimpfen, Germany (1748) -
Samples by Gernot Wurst
- Chorale Text
German:
Jesu, meine Zuversicht
Und mein Heiland, ist im Leben.
Dieses weiss ich, sollt ich nicht
Darum mich zufrieden geben,
Was die lange Todesnacht
Mir auch für Gedanken macht?
--Anonymous, Berlin, 1653
English:
Jesus Christ, my sure Defence
And my Saviour, ever liveth;
Knowing this, my confidence
Rests upon the hope it giveth,
Though the night of death be fraught
Still with many an anxious thought.
--tr. Catherine Winkworth
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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