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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 735 Click to Listen [3:11]
Fantasia on the German funeral tune which is often used in American churches with the words "All Glory, Laud and Honor" for Palm Sunday processions, for full organ and pedal. Output volume -6dB, Young Temperament, Impulse reverberation added. WAV file is available in RAR format: here (20.3 MB). Midi File available. Instrument: 3 manual version of Schantz at First Baptist Church of Riverside, California (1966) sampled by Jonathan Orwig

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Chorale Text
German:
Valet will ich dir geben,
Du arge, falsche Welt,
Dein sündlich böses Leben
Durchaus mir nicht gefällt.
Im Himmel ist gut wohnen,
Hinauf steht mein Begier,
Da wird Gott ewig lohnen
Dem, der ihm dient allhier.
--Valerius Herberger, 1614

English:
Farewell, I gladly bid thee,
False, evil world, farewell!
Thy life is dark and sinful,
With thee I would not dwell:
In Heav'n are joys untroubled,
I long for that bright sphere
Where God rewards them doubled
Who serve Him truly here.
--tr. Catherine Winkworth

Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 2 software