Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands (Walter)

Setting by Johann Walter

“Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands” (Christ lag in Todesbanden), text and tune by Martin Luther (1524). Setting by Johann Walter (1525). Polyphonic, SATTB.
Recording of stanzas 1 & 4. Mount Hope Lutheran School Kammerchor, May 2024.

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Johann Walter

Johann Walter (1496-1570) was a composer and music instructor in Torgau, Germany, who worked directly with Luther during the Reformation. Walter influenced the earliest Lutheran hymnals, Luther’s German Mass, and the musical education of future generations of great Lutheran composers. He is considered the first Lutheran cantor. Read full biography.
  • Easter
  • Christ lag in Todesbanden, ELH 343, hymn-based, Johann Walter, LSB 458, Martin Luther, TLH 195

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