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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr', BWV 716 Click to Listen, [1:59] (Kirnberger II mod. , f(A3)=468 Hz)
Simple 3-voice treatment, with the chorale in the Pedal (lowered one octave at first due to limited keyboard compass), and in augmentation at the end using the 16' Posaune in the pedal. Instrument: Johann Adam Ehrlich organ at Evangelische Stadtkirche / Bad Wimpfen, Germany (1748) - Samples by Gernot Wurst

Chorale Text
German:
Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr'
Und Dank für seine Gnade,
Darum dass nun und nimmermehr
Uns rühren kann kein Schade.
Ein Wohgefalln Gott an uns hat,
Nun ist gross Fried ohn Unterlass,
All Fehd hat nun ein Ende.
--Nicolaus Decius, 1539

English:
All glory be to God on High,
Who hath our race befriended!
To us no harm shall now come nigh,
The feud at last is ended:
God showeth His goodwill toward men,
And peace shall dwell on earth again;
Oh thank Him for His goodness.
--Catherine Winkworth, 1865


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