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
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View our filterable, searchable, ever-expanding collection of historic Lutheran choral music from the 16th-18th centuries.
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Explore modern Lutheran choral settings and hymns that follow in the rich tradition of our Lutheran choral heritage.
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Learn about the Bach to Church Project: the impetus behind it, the people involved, and how you can contribute.
Latest Additions
The Will of God Is Always Best (BWV 92.9)
“The Will of God Is Always Best” (Was mein Gott will, das gescheh allzeit), text by Albrecht von Preußen (1547). Tune by Claudin de Sermisy (1528). Chorale setting by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 92.9). Homophonic, SATB.
Christians, to the Paschal Victim
“Christians, to the Paschal Victim” (Victimae paschali laudes), text attr. Wipo of Burgundy (c. 995-after 1048). Tune Gregorian Chant (1000-1500). Setting by Seth Calvisius (1597). Homophonic, SATB.
What God Ordains Is Always Good
“What God Ordains Is Always Good” (Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan), text by Samuel Rodigast (1674). Tune (Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan) by Severus Gastorius (1679). Setting by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (1690-1749). Homophonic, SATB.
