- Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 655
[4:2] (A=465)
A trio in which the chorale theme is teasingly played with throughout, only to be fully stated at the end in the pedal. Registration: RH - HW
Rohrfleute 8' + Qvintadena 8' + Spizfleute 4' + Octava 2'; LH Hinterwerk Gedacktes 8' + Rohrfleute 4' + Octava 2' + Qvinta 1 1/2' + Suffleute 1';
PD Subbass 16' + Octaven Bass 8', replaced by Posaunen Bass 16' for Chorale near end, reverts after Chorale.
Instrument:
Gottfried Silbermann Organ, Reinhardtsgrimma / Sachsen, Germany (1731) -
Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier
- 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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