“Now Do We Pray God the Holy Ghost” (Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist), text st. 1 German, st. 2-4 Martin Luther (1524). Chorale setting by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 385). Homophonic, SATB.
Stanzas 1, 2, and 4. Soprano: Hannah Engwall, Alto: Anna Hahn, Tenor: Andrew Richard, Bass: Nathanael Hahn. December 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.
Anytime, Pentecost
BWV 385, chorale, ELH 743, hymn-based, LSB 768, Martin Luther, Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist, Pentecost, TLH 231
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