“When in the Hour of Utmost Need” (Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein), text by Paul Eber (1566). Setting by Johann Hermann Schein (1627). Homophonic, SATB.
Recording of stanzas 1, 2, 6, and 7. Soprano: Anna Hahn, Alto: Hannah Engwall, Tenor: Andrew Richard, Bass: Nathanael Hahn. January 2024.
Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630) was a predecessor of Bach as Thomaskantor in Leipzig. His Cantional, a collection of settings of Lutheran hymns for congregation and choir use, served as the basis of the hymnal Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch, published in 1682.
Anytime, Lent
ELH 257, hymn-based, LSB 615, Paul Eber, TLH 522, Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein
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