- Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 696
[0:56] (A=465)
Brief fughetta in four voices. No episodes, it's just about over as soon as it begins.
Instrument:
Gottfried Silbermann Organ, St. Marienkirche - Rötha, Germany (1722) -
Samples by Brett Milan
- Chorale Text
German:
Christum wir sollen loben schon,
Der reinen Magd Marien Sohn,
So weit die liebe Sonne leucht
Und an aller Welt Ende reicht.
--Tr. from Latin by Martin Luther, 1524
English:
Now praise we Christ, the Holy one,
The blessed Virgin Mary's Son,
For as the glorious sun doth shine,
E'en to the world's remote confine.
--Richard Massie, 1854
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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