1. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
From Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62
Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
Key | b minor |
Meter | 6/4 |
Structure | Da Capo Dal Segno |
Length | 66 measures |
Instrumentation
- Corno chorale
- Oboe I
- Oboe II
- Violino I
- Violino II
- Viola
- Soprano chorale
- Alto
- Tenore
- Basso
- Continuo: Organo + Violone
German text | English translation | Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, | Now come, Savior of the heathens, |
Der Jungfrauen Kind erkannt, | known as the Virgin’s child, |
Des sich wundert alle Welt, | over whom the whole world marvels, |
Gott solch Geburt ihm bestellt. | that God had ordained such a birth for Him. |
(“Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland,” verse 1) | |
About the text
- Author: Unknown
- “Based exclusively on Martin Luther’s hymn of 1524 and hence on its model, the Latin hymn Veni redemptor gentium” (Dürr 2005, 78).
- Text references: first verse of Martin Luther’s hymn of 1524 (verbatim)
- Scripture readings for the day: Romans 13:11–13:14; Matthew 21:1–21:9
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