Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
" Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein" ("Oh God, look down from heaven") is a Lutheran chorale of 1524, with words written by Martin Luther paraphrasing Psalm 12. It was published as one of eight songs in 1524 in the first Lutheran hymnal , the Achtliederbuch, which contained four songs by Luther, three by Speratus , and one by Justus Jonas .
The cantata is closed with the chorale "Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein" (Ah, my heart's beloved little Jesus), [22] [39] the 13th stanza of Luther's hymn "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her ". [22] While the compassionate text addresses the baby, interjections by trumpets and timpani recall the opening movement and refer to his godly nature. [35]
13. Ach, mein herzliebes Jesulein, Mach dir ein rein, sanft Bettelein, Zu ruhen in meins Herzens Schrein, Das ich nimmer vergesse dein. 14. Davon ich allzeit fröhlich sei, Zu springen, singen immer frei Das rechte Susaninne schon, Mit Herzenslust den süßen Ton. 15. Lob, Ehr sei Gott im höchsten Thron, Der uns schenkt seinen ein'gen Sohn.
Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein (Oh God, look down from heaven), [1] BWV 2, is a chorale cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach for the second Sunday after Trinity in 1724. First performed on 18 June in Leipzig , it is the second cantata of his chorale cantata cycle .
" Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid" (Oh God, how much heartache) is a hymn in German in 18 stanzas attributed to Martin Moller (1587). [1] It is often catalogued as a paraphrase of the Latin "Jesu dulcis memoria", a medieval hymn attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux , [ 2 ] but only a few lines refer directly to this song.
The first movement, "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid" (Ah, God, how much heartache), [13] is a chorale fantasia, with the soprano, representing the Soul, singing the cantus firmus, reinforced by the taille, while the bass as the vox Christi (voice of Christ) delivers original verse in counterpoint to the melody. [1]
" Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit" (What my God wants should always happen) is a Lutheran hymn in German. The text from c. 1550 is attributed to Albert, Duke of Prussia . The melody, Zahn No. 7568, [ 1 ] goes back to a tune by Claudin de Sermisy , written in 1529 for a secular French song.
In 1725, Bach replaced the opening and closing choruses and added three arias (BWV 245a-c) while cutting one (Ach, mein Sinn) from the original version. [13] The opening chorus was replaced by O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß, which was later transposed and reused at the end of part one of the St Matthew Passion. [13]