“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.
Recording of stanzas 1 and 2. Mount Hope Lutheran School Kammerchor. February 2025.
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.
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Albrecht von Preußen, BWV 92.9, chorale, Claudin de Sermisy, ELH 477, hymn-based, LSB 758, TLH 517, Was mein Gott will das gescheh allzeit
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