The

Bach to

Church

Project

Reclaiming our

Lutheran choral heritage

for our

congregations and schools.

Reclaiming our Lutheran choral heritage for our congregations and schools

View our filterable, searchable, ever-expanding collection of historic Lutheran choral music from the 16th-18th centuries.

Explore modern Lutheran choral settings and hymns that follow in the rich tradition of our Lutheran choral heritage.

Learn about the Bach to Church Project: the impetus behind it, the people involved, and how you can contribute.

Latest Additions

Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach

Christ Is Arisen (BWV 276)

“Christ Is Arisen” (Christ ist erstanden), text anonymous (c.1150). Tune traditional Austrian (c.1000-1500). Chorale setting by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 276). Homophonic, SATB.

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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach

One Thing’s Needful (BWV 304)

“One Thing’s Needful” (Eins ist not, ach Herr, dies Eine), text by Johann Heinrich Schröder (1695). Tune (O Rosidore, edele Flore) attr. Adam Krieger (1665). Chorale setting by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 304). Homophonic, SATB.

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