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Johann Pachelbel
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Ach wie elend ist unsre Zeit Click to Listen [3:44]
Alternate tune for the text "Aus tiefer Not." Fughetta, then Chorale appears in soprano voice, first on the Haupwerk Principal 8' + Octava 4' + Octava 2', then on the Oberwerk Gedeckt 8' + Rohr-Flöhte 4' + Octava 2' + Qvinta 1-1/2', then again on the HW, to which has been added Qvinta 3' + Mixtuur 4 St. Midi File available. Instrument: The virtual Gottfried Silbermann organ of Großhartmannsdorf (1741) - Samples by PipeLoops

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Chorale Text
German:
Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir,
Herr Gott, erhör mein Rufen;
Dein gnädig Ohr neig her zu mir
Und meiner Bitt sie öffne!
Denn so du willt das sehen an,
Was Sünd und Unrecht ist getan,
Wer kann, Herr, vor dir bleiben?

English:
In deep distress I cry to thee,
Lord God, hear thou my calling;
Thy gracious ear bend low to me
And open to my crying!
For if thou wilt observance make
Of sin and deed unjustly done,
Who can, Lord, stand before thee?
--Tr. Z. Philip Ambrose


Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 3.30 software

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