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Friedrich Wilhelm Zachau
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Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (I) Click to Listen, [1:7]
Four-part with a bit puzzling tonality, since the piece ends on a G Major chord. Front 8' + Back 4' - MeanTone-ModifiedSixthComma Temperament. Instrument: 3-stop Harpsichord (24 bit version) built by Martin Bezemer Eindhoven, 1981 - Samples by Hauptwerk.nl

Chorale Text
German:
Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ,
Mein Hoffnung steht auf Erden;
Ich weiß, daß du mein Tröster bist,
Kein Trost mag mir sonst werden.
Von Anbeginn ist nichts erkorn,
Auf Erden war kein Mensch geborn,
Der mir aus Nöten helfen kann.
Ich ruf dich an,
Zu dem ich mein Vertrauen hab.

English:
Alone to thee, Lord Jesus Christ,
My hope on earth regardeth;
I know thou art my comforter,
I have no other comfort.
Since time began, was nought ordained,
On earth there came no man to birth,
Who from my woe could help me flee.
I call to thee,
In whom I have placed all my trust.
--tr. Z. Philip Ambrose

Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 2 Samples using v. 3 software