“Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying” (Wachet auf! ruft uns die Stimme), text and tune by Philipp Nicolai (1599). Chorale setting by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 140.7). Homophonic, SATB.
Full recording. Soprano: Hannah Engwall, Alto: Anna Hahn, Tenor: Andrew Richard, Bass: Nathanael Hahn. October 2025.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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.
Advent, Anytime, End of Church Year
BWV 140.7, chorale, ELH 544, hymn-based, LSB 516, Philipp Nicolai, TLH 609, Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme
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