- Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 709
[1:38] (A=465)
Short but extremely florid setting of this chorale. Registration: Man 2 Chorale Full cornet; Man 1 Principal 8' + Octava 4'; Pedal Subbass 16' + I/PD
coupler.
Instrument:
Gottfried Silbermann Organ, St. Marienkirche - Rötha, Germany (1722) -
Samples by Brett Milan
- Chorale Text
German:
Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend,
Dein heilgen Geist du zu uns send!
Mit Lieb und Gnad, Herr, uns regier
Und uns den Weg zur Wahrheit führ.
--Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Gotha, 1651 [?]
English:
Lord Jesus Christ, be present now!
And let Thy Holy Spirit bow
All hearts in love and fear today,
To hear the truth and keep Thy way.
--tr. Catherine Winkworth
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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