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" 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.
The opening recitative, speaking of longing and waiting, expands expressively on a throbbing pedal point of 11 measures, moving only on the words "der Freuden Wein gebricht" mentioning "joy" (the lack of joy, though), only to sink back for the final "Mir sinkt fast alle Zuversicht" (almost all my confidence has drained away).
" 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 .
Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit (What my God wants, may it always happen), [1] BWV 111, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach for use in a Lutheran service. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig in 1725 for the third Sunday after Epiphany and first performed it on 21 January 1725, as part of his chorale cantata cycle .
[24] It is however a translation of "Vom Himmel hoch, o Engel, kommt", a song also known as "Susani", first published in the early 17th century, with a different tune. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Apart from the Christmas setting derived from Luke 2:1–18 , the "Susani" repeated in this song also likens it to the "Susaninne" of the fourteenth stanza of "Vom ...
Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind (See, dear God, how my enemies), [1] BWV 153, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the Sunday after New Year's Day and first performed it on 2 January 1724.
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 .
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]