“Jesus Lives! The Victory’s Won” (Jesus lebt, mit ihm auch ich), text by Christian F. Gellert (1757). Tune (Jesus, meine Zuversicht) by Johann Crüger (1656). Chorale setting by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 145a), originally for text Auf, mein Herz, des Herren Tag. Homophonic, SATB.
Recording of stanzas 1, 4, and 5. Mount Hope Lutheran School Kammerchor (singing text from LSB, which differs slightly in stanza 4), May 2022.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a composer, organist, and church musician who spent the peak of his career in Leipzig, Germany. His abundance of sacred works, including cantatas, passions, organ preludes, and chorale settings, still has a profound influence on Lutheran music. Read full biography.
Easter
Auf mein Herz des Herren Tag, BWV 145a, chorale, Christian Gellert, ELH 353, hymn-based, Jesus lebt mit ihm auch ich, Jesus meine Zuversicht, Johann Crüger, LSB 490, TLH 201
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