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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter, BWV 650 Click to Listen, [3:6] (A=465)
The sixth and final Schübler Chorale, this infectiously bubbly transcription that derives from the second verse (alto solo) of Cantata 137, "Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren." Bach chose a different set of words for this chorale, though. Registration: Hinterwerk Gedacktes 8' + Rohrfleute 4' + Zymbeln 2 Fach; Hauptwerk Octava 4' + Spizfleute 4' coupled to Pedal. Instrument: Gottfried Silbermann Organ, Reinhardtsgrimma / Sachsen, Germany (1731) - Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier

Chorale Text
German:
Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter auf Erden?
Soll nun der Himmel und Erde vereinigt werden?
Ewiger Gott, kann dich mein Jammer und Not
Bringen zu Menschen Geberden?
--Casper Friedrich Nachtenhöfer, Coburg Gesangbuch, 1667

English:
Comest Thou, Jesu, from Heaven to Earth now descending?
Can it be Heaven and Earth are in harmony blending?
Eternal God,
Shall this, my sorrow and need,
Quicken Thy great condescending
--Tr. Edith Munro Fowler

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